No. 4 Men's Soccer Falls to Catawba in Conference Action Saturday

No. 4 Men's Soccer Falls to Catawba in Conference Action Saturday

SALISBURY, N.C. - The No. 4 Coker University men's soccer team fell in South Atlantic Conference action at Catawba on Saturday (Oct. 2) by a score of 2-1.

Catawba scored first 10 and a half minutes in to take a 1-0 lead, before taking the lead to the half.

Coker would tie things up when Gustavo Palmieri scored his second of the season unassisted less than seven minutes into the second half. The Indians would net the game-winner in the 71st minute to take the victory.

Palmieri posted a team-best six shots in the match, while Jacques Fokam-Sandeu and Gabin Guillou each registered three. Ché Richards and Luca Leonini each totaled two shots, while Felix Stoeffler, Lukas Berntsson, Markos Touroukis, Matty Tricker and Jonathan Partlow each had one. Jasper Rump (7-2) made one save in net in the contest.

The No. 4 Cobras (7-2) return to action on Wednesday (Oct. 6) at Newberry in South Atlantic Conference action. Kickoff is set for 5:00 p.m., with video and live stats available at www.cokercobras.com.