NEWBERRY, S.C. - The Coker University men's soccer team blanked Newberry 1-1 in South Atlantic Conference action on Wednesday (Oct. 5).
The Cobras got the scoring started quickly just six and a half minutes in, when Celestin Blondel made a move off a defender outside the box and buried a rocket to the top right corner to put the Cobras up 1-0. The Cobras would take their lead to the half.
The Cobras held their own defensively for the majority of the second half, before a Newberry set piece off a free kick found the back of the net in the 89th minute to bring the contest to its final score.
Coker outshot Newberry 17-10 in the contest, and also out-worked the Wolves on corner kicks 8-3.
Tony Barry paced the Cobras with four shots in the contest, while Blondel had three and Nikola Sotra, Luca Leonini and Ché Richards each registered two. Colin Serredszum, Ludde Brander, Gabin Guillou and Frederic Benedix each also had one shot in the contest. Jasper Rump (3-1-6) made three saves between the pipes.
The Cobras (3-1-6, 2-0-3 SAC) return to the pitch on Saturday (Oct. 8) to hit the road for Anderson (S.C.). Kick-off is set for 7:30 p.m. from Anderson, S.C., with video and live stats available at www.cokercobras.com.