The USC Salkehatchie men’s soccer team went on the road to Douglas, GA on Monday and lost toSouth Georgia College by a score of 4-2. The Indians got on the board first when Greg Egan put one in from long range. Unfortunately this provoked an onslaught of four goals by the host team over the remainder of the half and Salkehatchie found themselves on the wrong end of a 4-1 score line at the mid point. In the second both teams attacked and defended with gusto. The Indians managed to pull back one goal on a penalty kick taken by Brian Sheffield and that was all the scoring accomplished by either team in the second half. “Our reserves have been stepping up lately to show what they can do,” said Glass, “we substituted liberally in the second half against South Georgia and the reserves really came through for us.” On Saturday the team traveled to Wilmington Delaware and lost to Cape Fear Community College by a score of 2-0. The Indians put up a spirited defense but were unable to score. “We just could not maintain any possession which is a prerequisite to scoring,” said Glass.
This Saturday the Indians will host NJCAA 6th ranked Louisburg College with the men playing at 1 pm and the ladies kicking off at 3 pm. Next week the men play Gordon College at home on Monday, women at 3 men at 5 pm. On Wednesday the men travel to Pendleton, SC to play Tri-County Tech at 5 pm.
Salkehatchie women’s soccer drops one to South Georgia College 3-0
The USC Salkehatchie women’s soccer team went on the road to Douglas, GA on Saturday and lost to
South Georgia College by a score of 3-0. The Indians were only able to field 9 players for the match due
to a combination of factors starting with the fact that the team only has 14 players on the roster as it is.
One Salkehatchie player had to go to court on Monday, two had academic demands placed on them by
professors which required their presence in Allendale on Monday and two were serving suspensions - one for
a red card and another for an accumulation of yellows. “I have never traveled to a match with so few players,”
said Salk Soccer Coach Bill Glass, “but the match had to be played so the players serving suspensions would
get credit for sitting out the game.” What could have been a disaster turned into a bonding experience for the women
as they worked together for 90 tough minutes to limit their hosts to three goals. South Georgia kept 11 players on the field for the full 90 minutes and used their starters right up to the end of the match. “Our nine girls played hard and played together
against the odds without a break for the duration,” said Glass, “when the final whistle blew they all fell down exhausted but once they were up the ladies were all smiles and busy congratulating each other knowing that they had quite literally left it all on the field.” On Saturday the women were hammered 5-0 by Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, NC. “We got a red card handed to us early during a very physical match,” said Glass “that was the decisive factor in the game other than that we would have our hands full with Cape Fear even with 11 players on the field.” This Saturday the Indians will host NJCAA 6th ranked Louisburg College with the men playing at 1 pm and the ladies kicking off at 3 pm. Next week the Indians host Gordon College on Monday, women at 3 men at 5 pm. On Wednesday the men travel to Pendleton, SC to play Tri-County Tech at 5 pm.
