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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

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

SGC Men Defeat Hinds, Meridian

The South Georgia College men’s soccer team returned back from a three-day trip to Mississippi in good fashion. The men won both games last Tuesday and Wednesday and now sit at 4-2 on the season.

On Tuesday, the men played Hinds Community College and secured their second shutout of the season with a 3-0 win. Freshmen Alloy Buckle finally got on the scoreboard on the season. Matheus Silva and Tyler Panfil scored the other goals. Silva also had two assists in the contest and Shilton Jean-Noel notched the other assist. Sam Wise had four saves in the contest to preserve the shutout.

On Wednesday, the men played Meridian Community College and won easily, 7-1. Alloy Buckle continued his scoring, notching two goals and Matheus Silva also had two. Ryan Davidson, Demetri Dejarlais, and Luke Adams each had a goal as well. There were six different set-up men for the Tigers in the contest. Jacob Potts made six saves on seven shots in net for SGC. “It was great to go on the road and get two important non-conference wins,” stated head coach Ken Kirsch. “I feel we play in the toughest conference in the nation and it shows with our overall non-conference record throughout our conference. We remained healthy and finally finished come chances we needed to in order to win.”

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