BRISTOL, Tenn. – The King University men's soccer team fell at home Saturday afternoon, 4-0 to Mount Olive.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Mount Olive 4, King 0
LOCATION: Parks Field; Bristol, Tenn.
RECORDS: King 1-4-1, 0-3-1 Conference Carolinas; Mount Olive 2-3-1, 1-1-1 Conference Carolinas
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Eric Swain took a shot on goal in the second minute, but it was stopped by the Trojans goalkeeper.
- Five minutes later, the Trojans found the back of the net to take a 1-0 lead.
- Ricky Sexton and Swain both took shots prior to the 15-minute mark, with Swain's being on net.
- Outside of shots by Sexton and Joseph Elliott, and a Mount Olive corner kick, there wasn't much offense over the rest of the half.
- After the Tornado were called offsides, Mount Olive scored their second goal in the 56th minute, extending it to 3-0 in the 69th minute.
- After Weston Joyner took a shot on goal in the 75th minute that was saved, Mount Olive scored in the 75th minute, taking a 4-0 advantage.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Swain had two shots on goal for the Tornado, with Sexton, Bryan Wallace, Martinez and Joyner all getting one shot on goal.
- The six shots on goal is a new season-high for the Tornado.
FOR THE FOES
- Joao Barboza Filho, Kevin Jimenez and Guilherme Semola all scored, with Semola scoring twice for the Trojans.
- Axel Engren made five saves in net for the Trojans.
UP NEXT
- The Tornado will play at Belmont Abbey on Wednesday night before hosting Converse Saturday, Oct. 5 as part of KingFest.
