LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Covenant men's soccer saw their season come to a close on Friday evening, as they fell to Lynchburg, 2-1, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Despite the loss, the Scots (7-9-2) gave it all they had in a rematch with the Hornets (16-1-4), who were ranked No. 12 in the National Power Index coming into the matchup.
Henry Parker had the goal for the Scots, his fifth of the season, while All-CCS Second Team keeper
J.T. Tolson made six saves in net. Seniors
Eli Daniel,
Noah Jones,
Daniel Wallis, and
Jackson Hinson played all 90 minutes in their final stands for Covenant.
Seniors
Jackson Bostrom,
Tyler Johnson, and fellow graduate
Isaiah Harper also contributed in their final match.
The Scots were the ones who got going first in this one, as they generated an early corner kick chance. At the 8:44 mark, Parker's corner kick swerved across the entirety of the defense and into the top right corner of the net for the early 1-0 lead.
From that point on in the half, the defense stepped up mightily, as Tolson made three saves, while his back line stuffed several other attacks, as Covenant went into half with the 1-0 lead.
However, in the early stages of the second half, Matthew Viscuso was able to tie it for Lynchburg on a late run into the box to tie it at one 8:49 into the final half.
Following another pair of saves from Tolson, the Hornets, who controlled possession majority of the second half, gained another chance and converted, as Viscuso notched his second of the day in the 73rd minute.
The Scots did not gain any shots the remainder of the match, as Lynchburg kept the ball away and held on.
Stefan Kapitanov made one save for the Hornets, while Izaack Cruz had the lone assist.
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