AVE MARIA, Fla. – The SCAD men's soccer team picked up its eighth win of the season with a 3-1 win over Ave Maria University on Thursday.
RECORDS: The Bees are now 8-3-2, 4-1-0 SUN, while the Gyrenes fall to 2-10-2, 0-6-1 SUN.
DID YOU KNOW? This is the first season since 2017 in which SCAD has won eight regular season games. In 2017, the Bees went 8-9, 5-4 SUN.
HOW IT HAPPENED: SCAD took an early lead when
Daire Russell scored a header shot off an assist and corner kick from
Tim Rothe in the 11
th minute. Neither team scored for the remainder of the half as the Bees took the 1-0 lead into halftime.
To start the second half,
Caio Lara doubled SCAD's lead to go up 2-0 at the 54:09 mark. Thirty minutes later, Ave Maria answered with a goal of their own to cut the Bees' lead to 2-1, but it would not be enough as
Mario Goic scored in the 90
th minute to end the game with a 3-1 win.
KEY PERFORMERS:
- Daire Russell scored the first goal of the game and led a Bees' defense that held the Gyrenes to one goal.
- Caio Lara and Mario Goic totaled one goal each.
- Goalie Connor Friel totaled seven saves in his 90 minutes of work.
WHAT'S NEXT? The Bees will remain on the road to face No. 11 Keiser University on Saturday, October 26, at 11:00 a.m.
