Cabrini scored a goal in the 87th minute to defeat Hampden-Sydney Soccer 2-1 on Saturday evening.
THE BASICS
• Final Score: Cabrini 2, Hampden-Sydney 1
• Records: Hampden-Sydney 5-5-1, Cabrini 6-5-1
• Location: McLean, VA – Langley High School
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Cabrini's Nick Booth looked to have the first goal of the the game in the 20th minute but Gray Sutter made a miraculous diving save to his right to turn the Cavaliers back
• The Cavaliers struck in the 37th minute when James Peru's put one in the back of the net
• Cabrini came out strong to start the second half, and Sutter made another amazing save in the 47th minute to prevent another Cabrini goal
• Hampden-Sydney picked up the intensity and had several near misses before Eli Strong headed in a Spell Carr corner kick at 57:22 to tie the game at 1-1
• H-SC continued to blister the goalkeeper with shots but he made numerous saves to keep the game tied
• Cabrini didn't get many chances to score after the tying goal, but Christopher Araujo took advantage and put a shot inside the right post at 86:16 to win the game
TIGER TOP PERFORMERS
• Eli Strong scored one and led the team in shots with five
• Spell Carr recorded an assist with two shots
• Gray Sutter recorded four saves
• Josh McCormack paced the squad with three shots on goal and tied for the team lead in shots with five
FOR THE FOES
• Anthony Zampirri made seven saves
• James Pettus and Christopher Araujo each scored
STATS OF THE GAME
• Hampden-Sydney had a 20-15 shot advantage with an 8-6 edge in shots on goal
• Each team recorded five corner kicks
NEXT GAME
• Hampden-Sydney returns to ODAC play on Wednesday with a 3:30 pm contest at Washington and Lee University
