DANVILLE, Ky. – The Centre men's soccer team (0-2-1) opened up the 33rd Annual Bob Nissan Classic event with a contest against Maryville College on Friday night, one of the three other teams visiting the campus for the event. After going down early, the Colonels were able to surmount a comeback and end the contest in a 2-2 draw.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
- The Colonels were able to get four shots up in the first 15 minutes of action, but a sneaky score by Maryville would put the Scots on board first.
- The next 20 minutes would be a back-and-forth battle with strikes on both sides, but Maryville would be the one to connect in the 40th minute.
- The Gold and White would find the back of the net off
Sota Ippongi, the junior putting the Colonels on the board in the game's 59th minute.
- Ippongi would push Centre to tie the game just 10 minutes later, this time placing an assisted pass right onto the foot of an
Ikenna Oleru score.
- With 18 seconds left, the Gold and White would receive a free kick in striking distance that went just too wide to finish the game on a victory.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Freshman
Andrew Bartosik made the start in the net for the Colonels, collecting three of his four saves in the second half of the contest.
- Ippongi's three-point game on Friday night marks the forward's fifth in his career at Centre.
- The Colonels' 16 shots marks the second game in a row they've put up that many attempts at the goal in a single contest.
- The Gold and White have put an emphasis on passing in the early part of the season, the Colonels having an assist in each of their three games so far.
UP NEXT
The Colonels will next take on their toughest opponent yet in No. 17-ranked Kenyon College, Centre taking on the owls on Sunday, Sept. 11. The final game of the Bob Nissan Classic this season will kick off at 3 p.m. ET.
