Box Score SEWANEE, Tenn. (Oct. 7, 2016) – A great team effort led the Sewanee men's soccer team to a 3-1 win over Southern Athletic Association (SAA) leading Millsaps, Friday, at Puett Field.
The Tigers avenged a loss to the Majors the last time the two teams met in the 2015 SAA Championship match.
Sewanee quickly took an early lead when Marco Randazzo scored on a great cross from Ben Vaeth.
Despite a number of Millsaps attempts, Sewanee continued to lead by a single goal until right before halftime. With only four minutes left in the first half, Noah Day redirected a great throw-in by Vaeth for the Tigers' second goal.
Millsaps cut the Sewanee lead to one in the 61st minute. After threating to score multiple times, forward Nico Roth fired a hard shot in off a pass from Steve Chrobok.
However, just when it looked like Millsaps would get its offense going, Sewanee answered right back. After clearing the ball into the Tigers' offensive third, Sewanee quickly regrouped during the transition. From there, Reid Turner raced with the ball toward the corner before sending a pass into the box. That pass was then redirected by Randazzo for his second goal of the evening.
Overall, Millsaps led in shots 19-6. However, keeper Will Merriman and the Tiger backline of Kyle Johnston, Ryan MacDonald, Zach Zimmerman, and Zach Birkhead were outstanding. Despite the number of attempts by the Majors only a handful were shots on point.
Sewanee will look to continue its success at home on Sunday against Birmingham-Southern. The Tigers and Panthers are scheduled to play at 2:30 p.m.
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