MOBILE, Ala. ---- The Auburn Montgomery men's soccer team concluded its 2017 campaign Saturday by falling to Spring Hill College, 6-1.
NOTES
• The loss dropped AUM to 1-17 on the year and 1-10 in Gulf South Conference play.
• Spring Hill improved to 12-3 overall, including 8-2 in GSC matches.
• The contest marked the final collegiate match for
Nino Bozesan,
Stephen Ingram,
Christian Young and
Talal Salameh.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
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Asher Gipner attempted three shots in the contest, netting AUM's lone goal of the contest at the 88:43 mark of the match.
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Alexander Wagner led the Warhawks with four shots, two of which were on goal.
• Ingram notched a season-high 11 saves in goal.
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Brandon Kelly recorded an assist for AUM.
• Ibrahima Ndaw scored six points for the Badgers in the contest, netting a pair of goals and assisting on two others.
• Alexander Lipinski attempted nine shots in the contest, a match high.
• Geraldo Bino and Otto Candies combined for five saves in goal for the Badgers.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Alaye Brito put the Badgers on the board 6:18 into the match. Ndaw and Lipinski assisted on the score.
• Ndaw netted his first goal of the match at the 14:13 mark of the contest.
• Lipinski extended the lead to 3-0 for the Badgers, scoring at the 18:07 mark of the first half.
• Michael Ness upped the SHC advantage just 1:58 into the second half.
• Tillman Schober and Ndaw each scored in the 72nd and 80th minute, respectively.
• Gipner scored from the top of the box for AUM, following a pass from Kelly with 1:07 remaining in the contest.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• The Warhawks attempted 14 shots, while the Badgers finished with 32 shots.
• Spring Hill held an 8-2 advantage on corner kicks.
• AUM was whistled for 12 fouls, while Spring Hill was called for 11.
QUOTING THE COACH
"Obviously, we are disappointed about the season from a record standpoint," head coach
Wulf Koch said. "The reputation of this program is to compete at a high level, so we will need to hit the recruiting trails hard to get back to those standards. I am proud of the contributions of our four seniors. They are all outstanding young men who I know will be successful in their future endeavors."
UP NEXT
The contest marked the final match of the 2017 season for the Warhawks.
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