Men’s Soccer moves atop SAC standings with 2-1 win at MHU

Mars Hill, N.C. —- The Catawba College men's soccer team earned its fifth straight victory of the season to cap off an impressive week of two road wins on Saturday, defeating Mars Hill, 2-1 in South Atlantic Conference action.

TEAM STATS

- Mars Hill out-shot Catawba 17-13

- The Lions held a slight edge in shots on goal 6-5

- MHU took eight of 12 corner kicks

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

- Joe Bennett scored his second goal of the season

- Oscar Taylor netted his first-career goal for the game-winner

- Joe Allerton and Juan Pablo Nicoletti recorded the assists

- Zak Stiffler made five saves in his fifth win of the season in goal

HOW IT HAPPENED

FIRST HALF

- Mars Hill's Peter Plougmand had a shot on goal in the first four minutes

- Stiffler made another save in the 18th minute

- Bennett struck for the game's opening goal in the 26th minute off of the Allerton assist

- Kenny Hassler put a shot on goal right before the end of the half

SECOND HALF

- The Lions' Cam Watts' potential equalizer was saved by Stiffler in the 49th minute

- Taylor scored the eventual winner in the 58th minute

- Plougmand's shot was saved in the 64th minute before Jop Bleijlevens cut the MHU deficit in half in the 68th minute

- A pair of Plougmand shots went wide around the 85th minute

- Plougmand's final shot for an equalizer in the 90th minute was saved by Stiffler

UP NEXT

- Catawba takes a break from SAC play next week, traveling to Shaw for non-conference action on Wednesday at 7 p.m.