Box Score QUICK GOAL: The SCAD men's soccer team dominated in the season opener, winning 4-0 over the Lions of Bryan College. The Bees missed last season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
RECORDS: The Bees are 1-0-0 while the Lions are 0-1-0 to open the season.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED: The Bees opened the scoring with a goal at the 23:15 mark when Lewis Gamble (Airdrie, Scotland / Advertising and Branding) took a corner kick and Jayden Corbridge (Weymouth, United Kingdom / Advertising and Branding) found the back of the net to give SCAD the 1-0 lead.
 
Neither team scored for the remainder of the half but just under three minutes into the second half, Jin Kim (Glen Allen, Va. / Interior Design) scored unassisted while Billy Mitchell (Weymouth, United Kingdom / Advertising and Branding) followed a minute later off an assist from Jesus Ulloa (Savannah, Ga. / Graphic Design) to go up 3-0 in the 49^th minute.
 
Corbridge scored his second goal of the game off an assist from Gamble with just under seven minutes remaining in the game to ultimately give SCAD the 4-0 win.
 
BOX SCORE: Corbridge led the scoring with three shots, all on goal, with two goals. Gamble totaled two assists while Kim and Mitchell totaled one goal each. Ulloa rounded out the offense with one assist.
 
Freshman goalie Connor Friel (Ballymena, Ireland / Advertising and Branding) earned the win with three saves in his 90 minutes of work.
 
WHAT'S NEXT? The Bees remain on the road for a 7:00 p.m. match-up at Middle Georgia State University on August 27.