Notables
-First meeting between the two programs since 1992 (CSS is 2-0)
-First win when trailing at halftime since def. Lawrence (Wis.) 4-3 on 9/7/2018
-CSS played two players down the final five minutes
-Shots: CSS-10, MSOE-10
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's soccer team fell behind 3-1 before rattling off three consecutive goals, two of which in the second half, to defeat the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) 4-3 on Sunday.
How It Happened
The Raiders (1-2-0) got on the board less than three minutes in to take a 1-0 lead. The Saints responded in the 11
th minute on a
Finigan Huffington (Georgetown, Cayman Islands/John Gray HS) goal to make it 1-1.
MSOE added back-to-back goals less than two minutes apart in the 34
th and 36
th minutes to make it 3-1. CSS got one of those goals back before the half as
Akeem Robotham (Kingston, Jamaica/St. George's College (Johnson County CC)) recorded his first collegiate goal to make it 3-2 after 45 minutes.
Alex Dodd (Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville HS) drilled the crossbar three minutes into the second half as the score remained 3-2. It wouldn't be until the 70
th minute and Robotham buried the equalizer to make it 3-3.
In the 77
th minute, Dodd would not be stopped by the post this time as he gave the Saints the lead at 4-3. In the 85
th minute, two Saints were shown red cards to put them two players down the rest of the game. However, the Raiders would not put a shot on goal the rest of the way as the Saints prevailed 4-3.
Goalkeeping
CSS-
Liam Lothian (Redditch, England/RSA Academy Arrow Vale) – 3 saves
MSOE-Brody Ping – 3 saves
Up Next
The Saints (2-1-0) are back at Saints Field this weekend when it hosts the University of Dallas on Friday. Action is slated to begin at 4 p.m.
