Notables
-First-ever meeting between the two programs
-Willis and Galley score first collegiate goals
-McHenry and Cuoco see first collegiate action in goal
-Shots: CSS-25, Coe-9
DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's soccer team scored three goals in the span of six minutes with two coming at the end of the first half and the third early in the second half to defeat Coe College (Iowa) 3-0 on Saturday at Saints Field.
How It Happened
The Saints controlled play in the early going, but the Kohawks (0-4-0) started to take advantage of CSS miscues and started to control the possession later in the first half. However, with the less than two minutes remaining in the half
Oscar Norgren (Little Falls, Minn./Little Falls HS) played a nice cross to the far post to
Romario Willis (Kingston, Jamaica/St. George's College) who used a diving header to give the Saints the 1-0 lead. For Willis, it was his first collegiate goal.
Then less than a minute later,
Nolan Friday (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) dribbled through defender and struck back that ricocheted off the inside left post and in the goal to make it 2-0 in the blink of an eye.
Less than five minutes into the second half,
Jordan Finneran (Newmarket, England/Cambridge Regional College) played a cross in to
Chris Galley (Kent, England/Rivington & Blackrod HS) who was able to head the ball in to extend the lead to 3-0, For Galley, it was his first collegiate goal. That score remained until 90 elapsed for a final of 3-0.
Goalkeeping
Anthony McHenry (Traverse City, Mich./Duluth East HS (Minn.)) made his first collegiate start and made one save to earn the win.
Dominic Cuoco (Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury HS) saw his first collegiate action in the second half and stopped a pair of shots.
Up Next
The Saints (3-2-0) will have their first ever Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) contest on Wednesday when they host Gustavus Adolphus College at Saints Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m.
