Box Score
For twenty-seven minutes of the first half it looked as though the 24
th ranked SCAD Bees had come up against a dominating opponent in the Grizzlies of Georgia Gwinnett (4-1). The team was quick and aggressive. SCAD found itself down 2-0 and looked as if the score could have been worse. The Bees were outplayed and spent most of their time defending themselves on their side of the pitch.
Jordan Trinci-Lyne gave the Bees a much needed lift when he penetrated the box at minute 27:34 only to be fouled as he attempted a goal. The result was a penalty kick that he made good and cut the lead in half. The score seemed to give the Bees a much needed lift. Eight minutes later
Torin Melville tied the score with a goal on an assist by Trinci-Lyne.
The second half was 45-minutes of back-and-forth. No team could take advantage of the other. The Bees' fans were hoping for a result that the women's team had given them just hours before when they pulled out an overtime victory of 3-2.
As Yogi Berra said, "It seemed like déjà-vu all over again" when the horn sounded ending regulation in a 2-2 tie. Overtime started much the way the second period ended, one team going down the pitch with a determination to bring the game to an end. But for nearly 8 minutes into the overtime no one could strike the winning blow…until…
The Grizzlies finally were able to hit a soft goal to give the Bees their first loss of the season. It was a hard fought loss, but a loss just the same. SCAD just could not penetrate the Grizzlies defense to come up with that decisive goal. The loss brings their record to 2-1 on the season.
SCAD's next match is an exhibition competition against Middle Georgia on 9/18. The Bees are once again at home to play at 7pm. The Middle Georgia match is a good lead-in for SCAD when afterwards they begin conference battles that begin on 9/26. The Bees play the first of ten straight conference matches when they take on Southeastern University at the SCAD Sports Center at 7pm. Come out and support your Bees!
