Men's Soccer Drops Another OT Contest

Saturday, October 10, 2009

MT. BERRY, Ga. – Coach Henry Moyo described Saturday afternoon’s 1-0 overtime defeat to the host Berry College Vikings, “devastating”.

Playing under a light rain and on a muddy turf, the Lee men’s soccer team watched in disappointment as Mark Bloom picked up a long assist pass from Shane Moroney and pushed the ball past Lee keeper Luidgi Beauzile to give the rival Vikings the victory.

“We have played so well in what I term big games against No. 1 ranked Bethel, Auburn Montgomery and now Berry and have nothing to show for it,” said Moyo. “We just could not take advantage of our opportunities to win again.”

Moyo noted that his Flames had a key chance to win in the overtime period. Freshman Robby Marcum shot in the 93rd minute, hit the right side of the bar, and kicked away. Less than three minutes later, Bloom was putting the ball in the back of the net on the other end of the field to send the Flames away with another heart-breaking loss and dip their overall record to 5-6-2 on the year.

“Our kids played well,” added Moyo. “Berry probably out-played us in the first half but our guys came back strong in the second half, but again we just could not finish.”

The Berry stats show that the Vikings attempted 14 shots to seven for the Flames. They also show that Berry had four shots on goal and Lee had a pair.

Beauzile played the entire game in net and recorded three saves. For the Vikings, Ryan Edwards went all the way in the keeper position and salvaged a pair of saves.

The Flames will return to Southern States Athletic Conference action on Oct. 21st and will be hosting Brewton-Parker in a 7 p.m. match.