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Covenant College Scots
freace dribbling
Ainsley Stanfield
2
Covenant COV (2-2-2, 0-0-0)
3
Winner Sewanee SEW (5-0-2, 0-0-0)
Covenant COV
(2-2-2, 0-0-0)
2
Final
3
Sewanee SEW
(5-0-2, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Covenant COV 2 0 2
Sewanee SEW 0 3 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Brock Boehling

Late Goals For Sewanee Dooms Scots On The Road

SEWANEE, Tenn. - The Scots hit the road for a rivalry match just an hour away at Sewanee of the SAA. They started strong, but ultimately couldn't hold off the Tigers, who rallied for a 3–2 victory.

Final: Covenant 2, Sewanee 3
Records: Covenant (2-2-2), Sewanee (5-0-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

  • The Scots got on the board early as Jonathan Welsh assisted Jackson Bostrom with a nifty back-heel pass for his team-high fifth goal of the season. 
  • At the 15-minute mark, Whitt Tisdale cashed in on a penalty kick to give Covenant a 2-0 lead.
  • Eli Honeycutt was busy in the first half making five saves to help keep the Scots up by two.
  • Sewanee outshot Covenant 10-4 in the first half.
  • The Tigers had two corner kicks early in the second half, but the Scots held strong as Tyler Scott's shot was missed high.
  • At the 76-minute mark, Sewanee finally made good on a shot opportunity as Alpha Bah scored to cut the Scots' lead to one.
  • With just five minutes left to play, Sewanee evened the score on a penalty kick following a hand ball in the box on Covenant.
  • Just before the 87-minute mark, Sewanee scored again with what turned out to be the winning goal as Isaac Rasheed put the Tigers up 3-2 with a left-footed curling effort.
  • A red card on Sewanee with two minutes left put the Scots a man up, but they were unable to capitalize as Sewanee ran out the clock.

GAME NOTES:

  • Covenant moves to 10-6-4 all-time against Sewanee. 
  • Sewanee outshot Covenant 22-6 and had an 11-3 advantage on shots on goal.
  • Both teams were called for three yellow cards.
  • Honeycutt finished with eight saves on the evening.

UP NEXT: Covenant returns to Scotland Yard on Thursday night as it takes on Berry at 5 p.m.   

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