SALISBURY, N.C. — The Catawba College men's soccer team deviates from its South Atlantic Conference schedule to battle the Barton Bulldogs in a non-conference match at Frock Field on Tuesday afternoon.
Saturday Summary
- Catawba relinquished a 2-0 lead to Lincoln Memorial and wound up suffering a 3-2 loss on Saturday at Frock Field, marking its first SAC setback of the year
- Adriano Melo netted his first goal as a Catawba Indian, while Carlos Zapata struck from long range for the second score of his sophomore campaign
- Héctor Vara made three saves in the defensive effort
Multi-Goal Streak
- After being shut out in the season opener, Catawba has scored multiple goals in four consecutive games
- The blue and white netted three goals at Francis Marion, then launched its home slate with a five-goal barrage against Mount Olive
- Upon entering SAC play, the Catawba Indians scored twice against both Carson-Newman and Lincoln Memorial, but the latter contest played on Saturday carried a losing result
- Catawba is averaging 2.4 goals per contest to rank inside the top-25 list nationwide
All-Time Series
- Catawba leads the all-time ledger against Barton by a 17-14 differential
- The foes' last meeting at Frock Field resulted in a 4-0 romp by the hosts on Sept. 5, 2021
- At home, Catawba possesses an 11-7 record with most of the losses occurring before the 21st century; the blue and white are 7-1 at Frock Field since the Bulldogs became Barton College
- In the last 11 home non-conference matches played after the beginning of SAC play, Catawba boasts a dominant 10-0-1 record; the undefeated streak goes back to 2017
Scouting the Bulldogs
- Barton holds a very similar record to Catawba at 3-2-1 and comes off a pair of solid victories in Conference Carolinas play last week
- The Bulldogs vanquished Chowan, a team that was receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches poll, on the road in 3-2 fashion last Tuesday
- The squad's 11 goals are spread across nine different players (and one by the team, a.k.a. an opponent's own goal), led by Kai Thurston's pair of scores
- Jeremy Alvarez paces the Bulldogs with five points on one goal and a team-high three assists
- Goalkeeping has been operating by committee as three different netminders have started two matches apiece
Follow Along
- All home men's soccer matches are broadcast on FloCollege
- Live stats are available on CatawbaAthletics.com
