Notables
-CSS scored two goals in the first two minutes of the game
-CSS ranked No. 8 in this week's Region IX poll
-30th consecutive win over Northland
-Willis finishes with a goal and two assists
ASHLAND, Wis. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's soccer team scored four goals in the first half, only to see former conference foe Northland College score three in the second half, but the Saints held off the LumberJacks 4-3 on Wednesday night.
How It Happened
After
Chris Galley (Kent, England/Rivington & Blackrod HS) struck the post just over a minute into the contest,
Ken Pryde (Fareham, England/Barton Peveril College) found the net one minute and 25 seconds in to make it 1-0 Saints.
Elijah Seehof-Flory (St. Louis Park, Minn./St. Louis Park HS) and
Taylor Tran (Northridge, Calif./Granada Hills Charter HS) had the assists.
Just 30 seconds later,
Romario Willis (Kingston, Jamaica/St. George's College) made it 2-0 St. Scholastica. In the seventh minute, Willis connected with Pryde for Pryde's second goal to extend the CSS lead to 3-0.
Willis added his second assist of the contest in the 33
rd minute as he found
Akeem Robotham (Kingston, Jamaica/St. George's College (Johnson County CC)) to give the Saints a 4-0 lead at the half.
The second half was a different story as the LumberJacks (2-7-0) scored two goals 20 seconds apart in the 52
nd minute to make it 4-2. Northland made things even more interesting in the 73
rd minute with a goal to cut the lead to 4-3.
However, the Saints limited the LumberJacks to just one shot on goal the rest of the way to hang on for the 4-3 victory.
Goalkeeping
(CSS)
Liam Lothian (Redditch, England/RSA Academy Arrow Vale) – 1 save in 45 minutes to earn the win
(NC) Garren Aberth – 6 saves
Up Next
The Saints (6-4-0) return to the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) action on Saturday when they travel to face Bethel University at 12:30 p.m.
