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Monday, August 29, 2011

Contact:  Robert Preston, Jr.,
              912.260.4276
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SGC Men Poised to Make Run at Conference Title

The South Georgia College Tigers men’s soccer squad have completed their pre-season games and look forward to starting the regular season. The men went 3-1 in their four pre-season games, scoring a total of eight goals and conceding only four goals. The men bring in a total of 17 new players and mix them with seven returning players, and have the pieces in place for a strong 2011 campaign. “We have more depth, more athleticism, and by far this is my best technical squad I have had in my three years at SGC,” noted head coach Ken Kirsch. “We have been able to focus on our tactical game more this pre-season because of the quality of players we have.”

Led by captains Jon Clifford and Emanuel Goncavles, this year’s Tigers will have a very strong defense. “We added another great center back in freshman Luke Adams (England) and a stellar keeper in freshman Jordan Crown (Ocala), which really will make our back line very difficult to penetrate,” noted Jon Clifford. “We have set some stingy defensive goals this season.” With the additions of freshman forward Alloy Buckle (South Florida), central mid-field player Ricardo Lemos (Brazil, freshman) and Ryan Davidson (England, freshman), along with returners Danny Zevallos, Ricky Garcia and Matheus Silva, this should be a more dynamic offensive team for the Tigers. “Over the past two seasons we truly only had one forward but finally we will have several forwards and attacking players which should open up more space and provide much needed depth scoring to our team, “ said Kirsch.

The men look to build upon last year’s semi-final appearance and hopefully have a chance to compete for the conference championship. “I am very optimistic about this squad,” said Kirsch. “This team has potential to be our best yet in my short tenure here at SGC.”

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