MILLIGAN COLLEGE, Tenn. (Men's Soccer) – The Shawnee State men's soccer team was only able to muster three shots on goal and six shots overall as SCAD Savannah came roaring out of the gate with a goal just 29 seconds into the contest and the Bees never looked back from that point forward as the Bears fell short by a 3-0 tally against the No. 21 ranked team in the NAIA on Saturday afternoon in Shawnee State's final contest at Milligan College.
Jordan Trinci-Lyne wasted no time in getting the contest started for SCAD Savannah as the forward cleared the path with his path to a streaking Johan Renli, allowing the Bees to take a 1-0 lead with less than a half-minute gone in the game.
Both teams would play stout defensively over the following 11 minutes until Nick Dowdell (SR/New London, Ohio) gave himself an opportunity to put in the equalizer with 12:14 gone in the contest. However, Dowdell's shot on goal was not to be as it was saved by Fernando Zeledon in the box to keep the deficit at 1-0.
The bout went without another shot for nearly seven more minutes before SCAD Savannah began to find the creases. For the remainder of the half, Shawnee State was outshot 7-2 and a goal by Alex Jamroz via a Torin Melville dime in the 41st minute allowed the Bees to obtain a 2-0 halftime advantage.
In the second half, the Bears stepped it up defensively and held SCAD Savannah to a near-deadlock, with the Shawnee State backline holding firm. When the Bees were able to find openings in the Bears' defense, Brandon Pfeiffer (SO/Canal Winchester, Ohio) responded with four saves in a 21-minute span, including three saves in a four-minute flurry, to keep Shawnee State within striking distance.
Trinci-Lyne, however, would not be denied, as the senior took the receiving end of a Alejandro Rodrigez Gil pass and scored in the 80th minute to put the game out of reach for the Bears as SCAD Savannah held serve the rest of the way en route to the win.
Overall, Shawnee State finished with six shots and three shots on goal compared to SCAD Savannah's 15 and eight, respectively. Pfeiffer took the loss with three goals allowed but recorded five stops, including four in the second half.
Dowdell led the Bears' offensive attack with two shots on goal. Mauricio Solis (JR/San Jose, Costa Rica) recorded his lone shot on goal in the 44th minute, and Caspar Nolte (FR/Germantown, Ohio), along with Cody Hartong (SO/Creston, Ohio), recorded two shots and one shot, respectively, for Shawnee State.
The Bears next contest will be on Tuesday, August 25 as Shawnee State will open up its home slate against Indiana Institute of Technology, with a start time set for 4:00 p.m. at the Shawnee Turf.
