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Thursday, September 27, 2012

Contact:  Robert Preston, Jr.,
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              robert.preston@sgsc.edu

SGC Men Shock Georgia Perimeter 2-1 in Overtime, Ranked 12th in Nation

The South Georgia College men’s soccer team, currently ranked 12th in the country, picked up a season-defining win Saturday when the Tigers defeated the Georgia Perimeter College Jaguars 2-1 in overtime. Moussa Ba found the back of the net 2:30 into the extra period after a late goal in regulation by GPC’s Richard Mealey tied the game 1-1.

“I told the boys all week that we needed a signature win. If we wanted to be looked at as a national contender, we needed to beat someone that was good. Saturday we did this, we beat a national contender. Our team defense is getting better every day. Our guys fought and defended the entire game. Our forwards and midfielders got beat up all game, but they continued to fight and came out on top. Our boys deserve all the credit for being ranked 12th,” said head coach Ben Horner.

About 20 minutes into the game, Ba scored on a free kick to go up 1-0. At the end of the game, GPC tied the score when the Jaguars knocked the ball out of keeper Jordan Crown’s hand and it rolled into the net. The game went into overtime, and Ba ended the contest with a goal early in the extra frame.

“On Tuesday we host the #1 team in the country, and we have been talking all week about the historic nature of upsetting a collegiate #1 team. Not many people can say that they have done that and if we play properly our boys will be able to say that Tuesday night,” said Coach Horner.

Tuesday, Oct. 2, top-ranked Darton College comes to Douglas for an important 5 p.m. showdown on the SGC pitch. The women, who defeated Darton earlier in the year, play the Cavaliers at 3 p.m.

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