HARDEEVILLE, S.C. — The SCAD Savannah men's soccer team opened its season on Friday night, falling 5-1 to No. 5 Georgia Gwinnett at the SCAD Athletic Complex.
RECORDS: The Bees are now 0-1-0, while the Grizzlies start the season 1-0-0.
Georgia Gwinnett jumped out to a fast start, striking in the ninth and 12th minutes to build an early 2-0 advantage.
SCAD responded in the 19th minute when
Kimi Husler scored his first goal of the season to cut the deficit to 2-1. Unfortunately, the Grizzlies answered with back-to-back goals in the 22nd and 27th minutes to take a 4-1 lead into halftime.
The Bees held steady defensively for much of the second half, restricting further damage until Georgia Gwinnett added a final tally in the 90th minute.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: SCAD finished the match with 10 overall shots, putting three on goal, while
Kimi Husler led the SCAD attack with a team-high four shots, placing two on goal and netting the team's lone score.
Lejs Plicanic tallied two shots with one on target, while
Sebastian Gomez added two shots.
Goalkeeper
Max Keller played the full 90 minutes in goal, registering three saves.
WHAT'S NEXT? SCAD returns to action for its next non-conference fixture on Monday, August 24 against No. 11 Life University at home at the SCAD Athletics Complex. Kickoff is slated for 5:00 p.m.
