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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Contact:  Robert Preston, Jr.,
              912.260.4276
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SGC soccer suffers first losses of season

The SGC soccer teams experienced disappointing results last week, with the women dropping their only game of the week to Darton College on Thursday. The men, meanwhile, came away from Darton with a 1-1 tie, then lost to Georgia Perimeter 5-0 on Saturday.

Against Darton, the number-two ranked women’s team in the country, the women played strong and organized, but couldn’t find the goal in the 3-0 loss. “I was very proud of the effort, particularly from defender Natalie Ochoa and midfielder Jody Bethune,” said head coach Ken Kirsch. The Lady Tigers are now 2-1 on the season and have a big conference game Thursday at home against Middle Georgia.

In the men’s game, SGC played well and left Albany with a 1-1 draw. It was a hard, intense game in which a total of three Tigers were sent off. SGC was down to nine players for 40 minutes and held on for the draw. Felipe Nascimento scored the only goal on a direct kick and Josh Brooks had another strong performance with 10 saves.

On Saturday, Sept. 12, the men played at Georgia Perimeter and suffered their first loss of the season. “We did not play very well and did not work very hard, either,” said Coach Kirsch. The Tigers are now 4-1-1 on the season and have a huge conference game Thursday at home against Middle Georgia. Over the weekend, SGC will take a road trip to play Young Harris on Sept. 19 and Truett McConnell on Sept. 20.

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