BABSON PARK, Fla. – Webber International University's Men's Soccer took the field against their Crooked Lake rival, Warner University, last year the Warrriors won the Crooked Lake Cup, sponsored by Pizzanoes Pizza, and before kick off, the owner Frank Ventura, presented the cup during the international walk out.

After the presentation, the Warriors came out playing strong and were rewarded by a solo effort from Javier Zorro being brought down in the box for a penalty. Kalum Horne stepped up to do the honors to calmly put the ball into the back off the net, with only 17 minutes on the clock! The Royals then rallied to tie the game at 19:36. The rest of the first half was a back and forth battle in which the Warriors outshot the Royals 13-4.

After the half the Royals completely changed their line-up to fresh players, which shifted the momentum of the game in their favor. The Royals scored first in the second half at 51:37. After the goal by the Royals the game started to become more physical and yellow cards started to fly. The Warriors tied the game at 71:10 by a great strike from Ade Ellis, his first goal in regular season. After which the Royals took control of the game scoring at 76:24 and 81:50 which led to a 4-2 victory for the Royals. Coach Cockburn, stated after the game, " Overall I was happy with the performance from the players, I feel we controlled majority of the game, but I have to hand it to Warner they did have a game plan and executed it well. However, I feel my players did well considering we have players out due to suspensions, eligibility and injuries. I am particularly happy with my players that had to play different postions such as Michael Dowson, who did a fantastic job in Center Back. The team is playing some great soccer, and I am very postive about the future!

Warner University improves their record to 1-0 while Webber's record falls to 0-1.

The Warriors next match will be against St. Leo University in St. Leo, Florida starting at 7:00 p.m.