Pineville, LA – The Spring Hill College (SHC) men's soccer team traveled to Louisiana on Thursday and came away with a 5-2 win against Louisiana College.
Spring Hill dominated the first half action by controlling the pace of play and ball possession against the host Wildcats. The Badgers outshot the Wildcats 19-1 during the period and took a 3-0 lead into the intermission. The Badger offense was powered by
Alex Lipinski's first half hat trick.
Konstantinos Varesis,
Luca Carrese and
Cyril Giraud each assisted on one of Lipinski's first half goals as Spring Hill utilized the whole field. The Badger goals came in the 2
nd, 26
th, and 32
nd minutes.
Louisiana College capitalized on two Badger defensive miscues in the second half to cut the lead down to 3-2 with goals in the 53
rd and 63
rd minutes. The Badgers promptly responded when
Tilman Schober scored an unassisted goal in the 68
th minute to push the lead back out to 4-2.
Alex Lipinski would put the final nail in the coffin with his fourth goal of the match in the 82
nd minute off an assist from Schober to close out the scoring.
For the match, Spring Hill out shot Louisiana College 24-10 with 15 SHC shots coming on goal. Spring Hill also held the advantage in corner kicks at 4-1.
Barou Ndaw got his first collegiate start and win in goal despite giving up 2 goals with 4 saves. Several Badger reserves either started or saw significant playing time against the Division III opponent as the coaching staff used the game as an opportunity to get players some needed game experience and evaluate some of the younger players in competition.
"This was a very demanding game away from Home after the previous week's long road trip," said Head Coach
Steve Wieczorek. "Full credit to Louisiana College for their effort, fight and determination throughout the match. They made it very difficult for us at times. At the end of the day, a win is a win and we'll learn from our mistakes and hopefully be a better team next time out. We are looking forward to Sunday's match up against Rollins College."
The Badgers (3-0, 0-0 GSC) will open their 2018 home slate on Sunday, September 9 when they will take on Rollins College in a non-conference match at 1:00 PM on Library Field.
