Men’s Soccer falls in road SAC contest at #19 Limestone

Gaffney, S.C. —- The Catawba College men's soccer team dropped its second consecutive South Atlantic Conference contest on Wednesday, falling 5-0 at 19th-ranked Limestone.

TEAM STATS

- Limestone out-shot Catawba 18-8

- The Saints had 10 shots on goal to the Catawba Indians' two

- Catawba recorded all eight corner kicks on the evening

- Limestone had 24 fouls to Catawba's 20; the Saints had six yellow cards to Catawba's five, while the Saints also received a red card

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

- Sebastia Cerda-Tous and Joe Bennett had the shots on target for Catawba

- Zak Stiffler made five saves in goal

HOW IT HAPPENED

FIRST HALF

- Limestone tested Stiffler early with two shots on goal in the first four minutes

- The Saints' Claudel N'Goubou got the home team on the board first in the eighth minute

- Limestone's Mark Radoki made it a 2-0 Saints lead in the 31st minute

- Stiffler made two more saves in the final two-plus minutes of the half

SECOND HALF

- Limestone's Ronan Astier received his second yellow card, reducing the Saints to 10 men

- The Saints added another score via Stefan Roeb to take a 3-0 lead in the 58th minute

- Limestone followed it up with another score in the 66th

- And the home team capped its night with a fifth goal in the 88th minute

UP NEXT

- Catawba looks to bounce back on Saturday, traveling to Carson-Newman for a match with the Eagles at 5 p.m.