Salisbury, N.C. —- The Catawba College men's soccer team picked up a non-conference win on a soggy Frock Field on Tuesday night, as Joe Bennett scored the winner in the 78th minute to prevail 1-0 over Mount Olive.
TEAM STATS
- Each team took 19 shots
- Mount Olive put 10 shots on goal to Catawba's six
- The Catawba Indians had eight corner kicks to UMO's six
- The Trojans had three of four yellow cards in the match
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Bennett scored the game-winner in the 78th minute
- Zak Stiffler made nine saves in goal to earn his second clean sheet of the season
- Juan Pablo Nicoletti dished out the assist on the game-winner
- Vito Venaria, Kheynne Ona-Vera, Sebastia Cerda-Tous and Noah Sapsford got a shot on goal
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST HALF
- Stiffler made his first of nine saves on the night in the sixth minute and again in the 12th
- The Trojans got a penalty kick in the 35th minute, but the attempt was wide
- Stiffler ended the half with two more saves, as the teams entered the half tied 0-0
SECOND HALF
- The two goalies combined for two more saves in the span of a minute early in the second half
- Stiffler added two more saves in the 55th and 59th minutes, and then two more in the 71st and 74th minutes
- Bennett broke through with the winner in the 78th minute
- Catawba had three shots on goal the rest of the way without letting the Trojans get a shot on
UP NEXT
- Catawba takes the weekend off before returning to South Atlantic Conference play next Wednesday, traveling to Wingate for a 5 p.m. start
