On Saturday evening the offense got some rhythm going as we defeated Centenary College 7-0. The first half saw goals from transfer Erik Casterline and sophomore Owen Marx. For Marx it was his first collegiate goal.
Casterline goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmnaYLhXqUU
Marx goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dgx4TwcOtYk
Centenary was forced to play down a man almost 3/4's of the game after one of their players received two yellow cards. I thought we did a good job pressing them and kept them chasing the game until we wore them down and the cracks began to show in their back-line.
We scored five second half goals to put the game out of reach on day one of the tournament. Freshman Kelvin Tata and KJ Daivs netted their first collegiate goals of the season while Guy Nabo picked up his second in as many games. Last seasons leading scorer, Nabayee Tesfu tallied his first of the season and newcomer Mack Naughton also picked up his first collegiate goal.
Tata Goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzuqSLneHeE
Nabo Goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHtmhI6sMFI
Tesfu Goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HyZMbsuGEE
Davis Goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHCu_oWXsI4
On day two we would face Bridgewater for the tournament championship. This game would not be as easy as Saturday's. Bridgewater did a good job of making us uncomfortable and forced us into numerous turnovers and fouls. Despite not playing our best we did earn a penalty kick late in the half and should have gone up 1-0, but the Bridgewater GK made a really nice diving save to keep a Nabayee Tesfu shot out of the net.
In the second half we would face our first bit of adversity on the year as we would have to play a man down for most of the 2nd half after receiving a red card. The boys battled their butts off and did a great job of limiting Bridgewater's scoring opportunities.
Freshman Guy Nabo would be the hero of the day as he drilled home a free kick with just 30 seconds remaining to help re-claim the FSU Tournament Championship.
Nabo Goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYkqfWPVA6Q
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