SHREVEPORT, La. -- A pair of first half goals propelled sixth-seeded Centenary College past third-seeded Colorado College, 2-1, in Friday’s second quarterfinal fixture of the 2020-21 SCAC Men’s Soccer Tournament to advance to the program’s first-ever tournament semifinal. Official Championships Website | Interview w/ Head Coach Kyle Symczak | Interview w/ Sophomore Midfielder Jaron Petreas | Tournament Stats | Photos
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Centenary’s Andres Bautista opened the scoring in the 28th minute, breaking through the Colorado College defense and beating the Tiger keeper one-on-one for his third goal of the season.
- The Gents carried a 2-0 lead into the half after Jaden Harmon buried his first goal of the year off a feed from Michael Smith in the 44th minute.
- In the second half, Colorado College’s Noah Johnson picked up his second yellow card of the match, forcing the Tigers to play with just 10 men for the final 36:42 of the contest.
- Colorado College’s Alexander Ward scored his second goal of the season on an unassisted marker in the 66th minute but the Tigers could not find the equalizer in the final 24:40 despite eight shots following the Ward tally.
- Colorado College held a 24-13 advantage in shots, but Centenary posted a 7-5 edge in shots on goal.
- The Tigers took 13 corner kicks to just two for the Gents.
CENTENARY COLLEGE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Andres Bautista (MF): 1 goal, 4 shots, 3 shots on goal
- Jaden Harmon (MF): 1 goal, 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
- Michael Smith (D): 1 assist, 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
- Shim Eliya (D): 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
- Sami Borchalli (GK): 4 saves
COLORADO COLLEGE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Alexander Ward (D): 1 goal, 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
- Miles Montgomery (MF): 4 shots, 1 shot on goal
- Jackson Silverstein (MF): 3 shots, 1 shot on goal
- Matthew Simons (MF): 2 shots, 1 shot on goal
- Keleher Felton (GK): 5 saves
NOTABLES
- Friday’s quarterfinal between Centenary and Colorado College is the 10th fixture in SCAC Tournament history to end in a final of 2-1.
- Programs playing at home improve to 12-10-1 all-time in SCAC Tournament history following Centenary’s victory Friday.
- The victory was the first in SCAC Tournament history for Centenary. The Gents lost, 1-0, back in the 2012 quarterfinals to Southwestern in their only other appearance.
- Colorado College ends its season with a 5-4-1 overall mark and falls to 5-10 all-time in SCAC Tournament history.
UP NEXT
By defeating Colorado College, Centenary (4-5-1) will face second-seeded Southwestern in tomorrow’s second semifinal at 3 p.m. CT. The Pirates topped the Gents in the lone regular season meeting between the two squads, 2-0, back on March 28th in Georgetown, Texas. This will be just the second meeting between the two programs in SCAC Tournament history with Southwestern earning a 1-0 victory in the quarterfinals of the 2012 tournament.
