The men’s soccer team played a hard fought game in the Colonial States Athletic Conference on Oct. 3, as they scored a 1-0 victory at Centenary College. This win im- proves the Cavaliers to 7-1-2 overall and 2-0 in league action.
Bobby Kane, junior forward, scored the game’s only goal in the 57th minute.
Kane shot the goal between the goalkeeper’s legs for his fourth goal of the year. Ben Roda, sophomore midfielder, assisted with the goal.
Both teams played a hard opening 45 minutes, with the Cyclones earning only a 5-4 advantage in shots. Centenary also earned six corner kicks to one for the Cavaliers.
The Cav’s did not just call it a day after Kane’s goal, they held the Cyclones to just two shots after the match’s final 31 minutes, both saved by goaltender C.J. Serratore.
Tim Atallah, sophomore goalkeeper, said, “We had more opportunities to score but Bobby Kane found the net and got us the 1-0 win so at the end of the day that’s what matters is getting the win.”
Kane ended the match with game high honors, taking three shots, which was just one more than both Nick Hood, freshman midfielder and Mo Konneh, junior defender.
C.J. Serratore, junior goalkeeper, finished with four saves to earn his second shutout of the season.
Tyler Bond, junior midfielder, said, “The Centenary game was a good overall game, and we did what it took to win the game, and that is all that matters. Doesn’t matter if you win by 3 goals or 1 goal, all that matters is after 90 minutes you end up with a win.”
“Our goal is to focus on each game in front of us and not look past an opponent,” Bond said.
While the game was a great one the team has goals that they want to meet. Winning the Colonial States Athletic Conference championship is a big goal for the team.
Teams often do rituals before they play such as chants, prayers, etc. They do this as a hope for good luck.
“We prepare before games by listening to music and just getting our minds on the game,” Atallah said.
“As a team we work together extremely well and we communicate well on the field,” Bond said. “We are an extremely close knit group of guys who will work for each other on the field.”
Teams who work well, play well.
