COBRAS' COMEBACK FALLS SHORT AGAINST CRUSADERS

Hartsville, SC - A tough battle between two quality sides ended in the Crusaders' favor as Belmont Abbey defeated Coker in Hartsville.

By The Numbers

Final Score: Belmony Abbey 12, Coker 7
Records: Coker 3-4 (0-1 SAC), Belmont Abbey 4-2 (0-0 Conference Carolinas)
Location: Hartsville, SC | Coker Athletic Field

Top Performers

Zyaire Marshall: 2 goals, 2 ground balls
Augie Ford: 1 goal, 1 assist
Tyler Ajemian: 1 goal, 1 assist
Kaleb Hiltz: 2 goals
Lennon Connolly: 3 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers
Connor Gross: 4 caused turnovers, 1 ground ball
Sean Moran: 3 caused turnovers, 2 ground balls

How It Happened

The Cobras got on the board first with an Ajemian goal (assist Britt Rumbaugh) to make this one 1-0 early. After the Crusaders evened it up at 1-1, we were tied heading into the second quarter. Two more from Belmont Abbey gave them a 3-1 lead, but the Cobras weren't done fighting.

Down 3-1, Hiltz scored his first of the day (Ajemian assist) to bring this back to a one-goal game. Then, Ford scored one unassisted to even it all up at 3-3. Belmont Abbey went on another 3-0 run in the second quarter, but Coker was able to get one back just before the break when Hiltz netted his second (Ford assist) to bring it back to 6-4 heading into the half.

The Crusaders opened up the half with another 3-0 run to make this a 9-4 ballgame at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Within a two-minute span, both Marshall and Justin Beighey scored unassisted goals to bring it back within three at 9-6. The Crusaders responded with yet another three-goal run to put them at 12-6 and put this one out of reach. A late unassisted goal by Marshall, his second of the day, wasn't enough to close the gap and the Cobras fell 12-7.

Notables

• Zyaire Marshall made his return to the turf today, scoring two goals. He is currently twelfth all-time in career goals and inched closer to that eleventh spot with his performance today
• Justin Beighey is on two top-ten all-time lists in Coker MLAX history: Points (8th, 108) and goals (5th, 93)
• Ryan Forehand is seventh in all-time assists (35)
• Lennon Connolly is now officially second all-time in caused turnovers with 76

Up Next

The Cobras will play in their first road conference match-up, heading to Lincoln Memorial a week from today to take on the Railsplitters. The start time for that contest is scheduled for 7:00 PM ET.