FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, October 1, 2010

Contact:  Robert Preston, Jr.,
              912.260.4276
              robert.preston@sgc.edu

SGC Men, Women Fall to Darton

Darton College swept the SGC soccer teams Wednesday evening in Albany, bringing the Lady Tigers’ record to 5-5 on the season while the men stand at 5-4-2.

The Lady Tigers played a strong game against the nationally ranked Lady Cavaliers. SGC lost 0-5 in really a game of two halves. “The ladies gave away three of the five goals in the first half and we cannot do that against a team of that caliber,” noted head coach Ken Kirsch. The ladies played a much better second half, keeping Darton off the scoreboard. The women are now 5-5 on the year. Friday, they played host to Georgia Perimeter (results were unavailable at press time) and then host ABAC on Monday in a big game that may determine which team will host a first round playoff match.

The men’s team lost a heartbreaker on Wednesday night 0-1 against Darton College. Darton was awarded a penalty kick with three minutes left in the game, which proved to be the only score in the contest. “It was a horrible thing that happened to our men. They played so hard and so well and to have the game taken like that was not fair to them,” said Coach Kirsch. Sam Wise was superb in registering six saves, one being a spectacular save on another Cavaliers penalty shot. It was a spirited contest and the Tigers had several scoring chances but just could not find that goal to propel them to victory. The men are now 5-4-2 and do not play until next Thursday at Georgia Military College.

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