SEWANEE, Tenn. –
Noah Bjorkman and
Jackson Knoll both scored in the first 11 minutes of the second half but the comeback was not enough for Sewanee in a 3-2 loss to Rhodes College in men's soccer Friday afternoon in Memphis, Tenn.
The Tigers (3-6-4, 1-2-1 SAA) fell behind 3-0 in the first half but struck twice in the first of the second period, closing the gap, but Sewanee was unable to finish the comeback.
Bjorkman took control of a bouncing ball between three Rhodes defenders and one-timed it past the keeper just over two minutes into the second half.
Knoll subbed in for Bjorkman and seconds later received a throw-in from
Luke Hunter down the leftside. He dribbled past two defenders and his shot from near the endline bounced past the Lynx keeper and into the side net, cutting the deficit to 3-2 with almost 35 minutes to play in the match.
Sewanee outshot Rhodes, 11-6, after the home team dominated the opening 45 minutes with a 10-1 shot advantage.
The Lynx (9-3-0, 3-1-0) scored twice in the first 20 minutes of the match, with Eli Pilcher finding the back of the net unassisted in the 13
th minute and Evan Buecker scoring on an assist by Matthew Sucato in the 20
th minute.
Rhodes added another goal in the 34
th minute on a corner kick, with Charlie Herring heading a ball at the back post back to the middle for Sucato, who finished with a header as well for a 3-0 advantage for the home team.
Sam Harwell made three saves and allowed three goals in the first half in goal for the Tigers while
Nathan Vanhoeve also collected three saves in the second period. Nate Slota registered three saves for the Lynx against 12 total shots by the visitors.
Sewanee travels to Hendrix College for an 1:30 p.m. kickoff Sunday and returns home next Saturday for the regular season finale, taking on Centre College at Puett Field.
