HARDEEVILLE, S.C. — The SCAD Savannah men's soccer team fought to a 1-1 draw against Southeastern on Saturday afternoon at the SCAD Athletics Complex.
RECORDS: The Bees end the regular season with a 4-9-3 overall record and 4-1-3 in Sun Conference play, while the Fire moves to 9-3-4 overall and 3-2-3 in conference play.
SCAD and Southeastern played through a scoreless opening period, with both defensive units holding firm.
The Bees generated several quality chances in the first half, beginning with a header on target by
Daire Russell in the 15th minute.
Marko Pranjic nearly broke the deadlock in the 26th minute, but his shot struck the post. ,
Goalkeeper
Max Keller made three saves in the opening 45 minutes to keep the game deadlocked at 0-0 heading into the intermission.
The Fire struck first in the second period, breaking through in the 64th minute to gain a 1-0 lead. However, SCAD responded with sustained offensive pressure, earning four corner kicks over the next 12 minutes as the effort paid off in the 76th minute when
Moritz Prattes netted his third goal of the season to equalize for the Bees at 1-1.
The Bees pressed for a game-winner in the closing minutes, with late attempts from
Nicolas Lozano and
Marko Pranjic, but the defense held firm on both ends to seal the 1-1 draw.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: SCAD finished the match with 18 shots, putting four on goal, while Southeastern took 17 shots with eight on target.
Marko Pranjic led the SCAD attack with four shots, while
Lejs Plicanic and
Nicolas Lozano each recorded three shots.
Mika Friz added two shots, while
Wenzel Lindmoser,
Daire Russell,
Lucas Braganca,
Tim Rothe,
Moritz Zettl, and
Moritz Prattes recorded one shot apiece. Prattes scored the lone goal for the Bees on his single shot attempt, while Russell and Rothe each registered a shot on target.
Goalkeeper
Max Keller played the full 90 minutes in net, making seven saves to preserve the draw. SCAD also held a 6-4 advantage in corner kicks.
WHAT'S NEXT? The Bees have secured the three seed heading into tournament action and will host the six-seeded Lions of Florida Memorial on Wednesday, November 4 at 5:30 p.m. at the SCAD Athletics Complex.
