MOBILE, Ala. - Tom Bar-Yosef scored his first goal in a Statesmen uniform, but it wasn't enough for the visitors as Spring Hill College knocked off the Delta State University men's soccer team 6-1 in Gulf South Conference action on Friday evening at Library Field.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Spring Hill 6 | Delta State 1
Records: DSU (2-4-1, 0-3 GSC) | SHC (3-2, 2-1 GSC)
Location: Library Field
| Mobile, Ala.
Series: DSU
leads all-time series 5-4
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Spring Hill put the Statesmen in an early hole, getting a score from Alexander Lipinski on a rebound from five yards out to give the Badgers the early lead in the 2nd minute.
- Lipinski tallied his second goal of the game, off an assist by Ibrahima Ndaw, in the 24th minute to make it 2-0 Badgers.
- In the 28th minute, a goal from Ibrahima Ndaw gave Spring Hill a 3-0 lead that they would take to the break.
- Alaye Brito made it 4-0 in the 63rd minute for the home team, as he slipped through a couple of Statesmen defenders and found the back of the net.
- Michael Ness made it 5-0 Spring Hill in the 71st, nailing a shot from 35 yards out.
- Tom-Bar Yosef tallied his first career goal for Delta State in the 76th minute, scoring on a set piece from roughly 20 yards out.
- The Badgers scored their final goal in the 85th minute on a header by Pablo Delgado off an assist from Viktor Kvarnlof to make it 6-1.
BEYOND THE NUMBERS:
- Delta State has been held scoreless in the first half in their last five games.
UP NEXT:
The Statesmen head to Pensacola, Fla. for a 12:30 p.m. CT game on Sunday, Sept. 24 against the Argonauts as each team continues Gulf South Conference play.
