Notables
-CSS scored goals in five of the six shots on goal
-Five different Saints scored
-CSS has won four of the last five meetings
-Total Shots: Concordia-17, CSS-8
MOORHEAD, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's soccer team rallied from an early two-goal deficit to defeat Concordia College-Moorhead 5-3 on Saturday to earn the school's first Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) victory.
How It Happened
The Cobbers (2-5-0, 0-2-0 MIAC) scored a pair of goals in the first 10 minutes of play to lead 2-0. The Saints earned a penalty kick opportunity in the 12
th minute and
Ken Pryde (Fareham, England/Barton Peveril College) converted to cut the margin in half at 2-1.
CSS equalized in the 23
rd minute on a
Chris Galley (Kent, England/Rivington & Blackrod HS) goal to make it 2-2.
Jad Saouma (Zahle, Lebanon/St. Joseph Sisters School Ksara) had the assist.
Nolan Friday (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) then gave the Saints the lead in the 28
th minute thanks to an assist from
Miki Lumsden (Kingston, Jamaica/Kingston College (Lake Superior College)) to make it 3-2. Then in the final minute of the first half, Lumsden made the score 4-2.
Concordia made it 4-3 in the 81
st minute as the Cobbers put pressure on the Saints in the final 10 minutes. With many players moved forward for Concordia, the Saints took advantage in the 87
th minute as
Joe Smith (Newcastle, United Kingdom/King Edwards VI School) connected with
Romario Willis (Kingston, Jamaica/St. George's College) for the insurance goal as the Saints prevailed 5-3.
Goalkeeping
- (CSS) Liam Lothian (Redditch, England/RSA Academy Arrow Vale) – 6 saves
- (Concordia) 2 Keepers – Combined for just one save
Up Next
The Saints (4-3-0, 1-1-0 MIAC) will head to Winona and take on Saint Mary's University on Wednesday for some more MIAC action. Kickoff is slated for 4 p.m.
