DANVILLE, Ky. – After a scoreless first half, the Centre men's soccer team rode an aggressive second half performance to a 2-1 victory over the Hendrix Warriors in the quarterfinals of the Southern Athletic Association Tournament.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
- Although neither team dented the scoreboard in the first half, the period did not lack for action as
Haydon Korfhage made a couple of critical saves to preserve the tie as the Warriors outshot the Colonels 4-2 in the first 45 minutes.
- The beginning of the second half brought about a far more aggressive Centre squad as the Colonels fired off three shots in the opening five minutes.
- Ten minutes into the second half, Korfhage made a huge stop of a Hendrix attempt and less than a minute later,
Sota Ippongi broke the seal with a goal following an assist from
Drew Davidson.
- After a yellow card against Hendrix, the Colonels were granted a penalty kick and leading scorer
Nathan Wilcox capitalized to give Centre a 2-0 lead with 30 minutes left.
- Korfhage made another big save in the 80th minute, but the Warriors finally got on the board after a penalty kick by Will Kelton. Kelton had another scoring opportunity a minute later, but Korfhage denied it and the Colonels held Hendrix without a shot the rest of the way to hold on for the 2-1 win.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- After being outshot 4-2 in the second half, the Colonels held an 11-5 edge over Hendrix in second half shots. Wilcox led the way with five, including his penalty kick goal.
- Ippongi's goal was his fifth of the season.
- Korfhage finished with five saves for the day, all of them clutch and timely.
- Wilcox's strike represented his fourth game winner of the year.
NEXT UP
Centre men's soccer will head to Atlanta next week for the rest of the SAA Tournament, hosted by top seed Oglethorpe. The Colonels will face the winner of (2) Rhodes and (7) Sewanee.
