Colorado College (13-2-1, 8-0-0) defeated Concordia (TX) (9-5-1, 7-1-0) 2-1 on Friday.
Teddy Opler scored off
Arlo Sollinger's assist at 75:54, moving CC in front from a 1-1 tie. CC has scored at least two goals in eight consecutive games. The win gives the Tigers their fourth consecutive SCAC regular season Men's Soccer title.
First Half
- CC put
Teddy Opler's shot on frame at 1:42, earned an early corner and had
Connor Salita miss high before the Tornados hit the left woodwork through Thomas Saylae at 7:20.
- The match stayed scoreless through a Tornados stretch that included corner kicks at 10:47, 14:56, 21:04 and 21:51, with
Spencer Besselaar saving a shot at 20:58.
- CC built the next scoring sequence with shots from
Whit Hynes,
Jack Hilliard and
Grayson Capodanno before
Arlo Sollinger scored at 27:25 off Hilliard's assist for a 1-0 lead.
- The Tornados received two yellow cards during a late stretch, and Besselaar saved back-to-back shots at 43:20 and 43:43 as CC led 1-0 at halftime.
Second Half
- The Tornados generated the early chances after halftime, earning a corner kick and taking two shots before CC put an attempt wide in the 53rd minute.
- Besselaar made back-to-back saves in the 66th minute, but the Tornados tied the match 1-1 at 68:56 on Adan Rajendran's goal.
- Opler answered at 75:54, scoring off
Arlo Sollinger's assist to put CC back in front, 2-1.
- CC added three shots over the final 11 minutes and finished off a 2-1 win.
Sollinger recorded a goal and an assist for three points, scoring on his lone shot on goal. Sollinger has scored at least one goal in two consecutive games. Opler scored the game-winning goal and shared the team lead with four shots, putting two on frame. Opler has scored in six consecutive games. Hilliard added an assist and three shots. Besselaar played all 90 minutes in goal and finished with six saves while allowing one goal.
CC is 13-2-1 overall and 8-0-0 in conference play. The Tornados are 9-5-1 overall and 7-1-0 in conference play.
Up next, CC soccer team travels to Seguin, Texas, to face Texas Lutheran on Sunday, Nov. 1, at 11 a.m.
