Box Score SEWANEE, Tenn. (Oct. 24, 2012) – The Sewanee men's soccer team's late rally fell just short, as the Tigers lost to regional-rival Covenant College 3-2, Wednesday night, at Puett Field.
After a slow first half, the action picked up midway through the second half.
The Scots got on the board first, when David Taaffe converted a strong cross by Ian Meredith in the 52nd minute.
Sewanee responded 15 minutes later, when sophomore forward Ford Emerson blasted home his fifth goal of the season after senior Samuel Edoung-Biyo played a beautiful pass around the Covenant defense.
Unfortunately, the score did not stay even for long, as Matt Hudnut scored less than a minute later.
Covenant then pushed its lead to 3-1, as Hudnut scored his second goal of the night.
Despite being two goals down, the Tigers did not quit. Sewanee eventually fought its way to another goal when Brian Maloney fired in a strong shot in the 86th minute.
Overall, both teams finished the aggressive match with 15 shots. The Scots did manage to edge out Sewanee 5-3 in corner kicks.
Individually, Emerson led the attack with four shots. Dillon Flynn and Edoung-Biyo also played hard with three attempts.
Sewanee will close out its regular season with a 7:30 p.m., match against Centre College, Saturday.
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