BABSON PARK, Fla. (September 27, 2021) – The Webber International University men's soccer team hosted SCAD Savannah on Saturday in The Sun Conference Game of the Week, which was also the conference-opener for both teams, resulting in a 1-1 draw after two overtime periods.
 
It was relatively even between the two sides in terms of shots as the Warriors (6-1-1 overall, 0-0-1 SUN) had 14 shots through the first two halves of regulation, compared to the Bees' (2-2-4, 0-0-1) 12 shots.
 
The Bees would strike first in the match, after just six minutes into the game, Giovanny Lares would put SCAD Savannah on top, 1-0. Five minutes before halftime, the Warriors would earn a free-kick roughly 10-yards outside the box which senior Eric Longhorn would step up to and curl a shot towards goal. The shot would deflect off of a Bees defender and find its way past the goalkeeper to even the score, 1-1.
 
After having a man sent off in the 80th minute, the Warriors would be down to 10 men for the rest of the match. The Webber defense would stand strong through the rest of regulation as well as both overtime periods. Mateo Fernandez Sassoni would have a chance to steal the match in the 107th minute as he found some space and took a shot that would rattle off the crossbar and over.
 
Fernandez Sassoni led the Warriors offensively with five shots, two of which were on goal. Longhorn had three shots followed by Rodrigo Flores Iraheta, Jesus Chillon, and Marc Bonafe all with two shots each.
 
Alex Marciulonis played all 110 minutes in between the sticks for the Warriors, making six saves in total along the way.
 
"We had a slow start but began to pick it up after we scored," said Head Coach Neil Cockburn. "I am very proud of how the boys fought until the end, being down to 10 men. They showed great character and they will need to show that same drive and effort against Southeastern."
 
Next up, the Warriors travel to Lakeland, Florida for their first Sun Conference match on the road against Southeastern University on Wednesday, September 29, at 7 p.m. Webber will then travel take on Crooked Lake rivals, Warner University, for the second time this season on Saturday, October 2, at 7 p.m.