Box Score
BOX SCORE
Sewanee sophomore Thomas Moore (Dallas, Texas, Episcopal School of Dallas) placed a shot over a wall of defenders and into the net with just 3:45 left in the game, giving the Tiger men's soccer team a 1-0 victory over Oglethorpe. Moore's late heroics was all the Tigers would need to put the Stormy Petrels away and move to 3-6-2 overall and 1-2-2 in SCAC play.
Despite a dominating Oglethorpe offensive attack throughout much of the game, Sewanee's defense held strong all day long. The Stormy Petrel defense stifled the Tigers in the first period, not allowing Sewanee to take a single shot in the entire half. But the Sewanee defense pushed back, and despite taking seven shots in the first half, Oglethorpe was held scoreless as well.
Coming out of halftime, the scene appeared to be much the same, as the Tigers and Stormy Petrels both launched defensive assaults. Neither team was able to create any scoring opportunities for most of the half, despite Oglethorpe seeming to control the ball for large chunks of time. The Stormy Petrels were able to create some close calls throughout the period, including a screaming shot by Oglethorpe's Nick Williamson that ricocheted off the post. Sewanee goalkeeper Freddie Delchamps (Helena, Ala., Indian Springs) came up with a huge stop for the Tigers when he got his hands on an Oglethorpe penalty kick. Harrison McConnell took the shot for Stormy Petrels at the 58:17 mark, but Delchamps came through and kept it tied at zero.
But despite being out shot 5-4 in the second half, the Tigers made it count when it mattered most. After an Oglethorpe foul at the 86:15 mark, Moore squared up to take a shot at Stormy Petrel goalkeeper Jon Beaver. A wall of Stormy Petrels lined up between Moore and the goal, but Moore sent a rocket past all of them and Beaver's outstretched hands and into the bottom corner of the net, putting the Tigers up 1-0.
A tense three minutes followed, as Oglethorpe mounted a furious rally to tie the game in the closing minutes but were unsuccessful. Moore and the Tigers held on for the 1-0 conference victory.
Oglethorpe held the advantage in shots, twelve to four, and also in corner kicks, four to one. Delchamps came up with four saves in ninety minutes of play.
The Tigers will return to action on Wednesday when they host Maryville College at 7:00 p.m. The loss drops Oglethorpe to 5-4-1 on the year and 1-4 in SCAC play.
