Southwestern gets bitten by the Tigers late in the game and Colorado College came out on top defeating the Pirates 2-1. The godfather of Division III soccer and legendary coach of Colorado College, Horst Richardson, expressed his thoughts on the match to Coach Gregory as they shook hands at midfield by saying "We always have one goal games." This certainly sums up the passion from both the Pirates and the Tigers, in yet another epic SCAC battle.
Senior Preston Hollis (pictured above) led the Pirates attack and in the first half going against the wind found the net to make it 1-0 in the 23rd minute. Ben Feiler (Bellaire, TX) won the ball just behind midfield and took a few dribbles out on the right flank. He then played an early through ball to a streaking Hollis where he blew by the defender and found a one-on-one opportunity with the Tigers keeper. Hollis curled the ball to his right around the keeper and hit upper 'V' to make it 1-0 Pirates. Fighting against the wind in the first half was difficult and the Tigers quickly answered with a cross that hung in the air and was misjudged and chested in by a Tiger forward. The Tigers had the advantage with the wind out shooting the Pirates 13-3 in the first half.
The second half the Pirates took advantage of the wind and relentlessly attacked the Tigers net. Sophomore Alex Keller (Houston, TX) got pushed up to front run with Hollis from his midfield position and simpy put the Tigers back line under tremendous pressure. Keller's work rate created many scoring chances and dangerous moments but could not connect. Another wind aided ball late in the game at the 87:43 mark somehow got into the back of the Pirates net and even up to the last second the Pirates were attacking but ended up on the losing end 2-1.
In the second half the Pirates out shot the Tigers 14-7 and for the game SU had the edge in corners 3-1. The Pirates move to 3-7 on the year and 2-1 in the SCAC. The Pirates were stunned but will regroup and take on an improved Austin College side on Sunday at Noon at home.
The Pirates met this morning at 11 am to get the junk out of the legs and get a little sweat going. The mood and spirits were high as they are anticipating getting back on the field tomorrow.
Series notes:
Two seasons ago the Pirates had a heartbreaker versus the Kangaroos. The Pirates were handed a 2-1 defeat in Sherman in 2006 were they easily dominated them but ended up on the wrong end. The Pirates out shot the Roos 28-7 and with a 13-3 edge in corners. Current Pirate Josh Spencer tied the match at 1-1 late in the match at the 77th minute. The game went to the second overtime where the Roos cashed in at the 116th minute to end the game.
In 2007, it was a different story. The Pirates took revenge and thumped them 5-0 with current Pirates Josh Spencer scoring 2 goals, David Lozano having a goal and an assist and Preston Hollis adding in a helper in the SCAC victory. The Pirates will look to right the ship and get back in the winning ways in SCAC play tomorrow. This season Austin College is 3-4-1 overall and 0-2 in the SCAC.
check out the SU press release at
http://southwesternpirates.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/100408aaa.html
Reminder: the Annual Pirate Tailgate will follow the Austin College match tomorrow under the Story Tree.
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