Morrow, Ga. —- The Catawba College men's soccer team dropped its season-opener at Clayton State University 3-0 on Thursday afternoon. The Peach Belt preseason favorites improve to 1-0, while Catawba drops to 0-1.
TEAM STATS
- The Lakers out-shot Catawba 16-5
- CSU had five of six shots on goal in the contest
- Clayton State had five corners to Catawba's three corner kicks
- The Lakers had six of the 11 yellow cards in the match
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Sebastia Cerda-Tous took a pair of shots
- Juan Pablo Nicoletti had Catawba's lone shot on goal
- Zak Stiffler made a pair of saves on the evening
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST HALF
- The Lakers got on the board in the fifth minute on a score from Gonzalo LaChica
- Alexis Iturria put a shot on goal for CSU, but it was saved by Stiffler
- Stiffler made another save in the 22nd minute
- Nicoletti put Catawba's lone shot on goal in the 34th minute
SECOND HALF
- The Lakers struck for their second score less than two minutes into the second half
- Christian Ransome scored on a penalty kick in the 88th minute
UP NEXT
- Catawba returns to Laker Field on Saturday to face Emmanuel at 5 p.m.
