NEWBERRY, S.C. --
Tre Bonaparte scored his first goal of the season on Monday, but it wasn't enough for the Newberry men's soccer team, as they fell to the Limestone Saints 4-1. The loss moves Newberry's record to 1-5-1 overall, with a 1-4 record in SAC play.
It took just two minutes for Limestone to find the back of the net to take an early 1-0 lead. The Wolves had a flurry of chances in the fifth minute when
Tommaso Davico took a shot that was blocked by a defender, going out of bounds for a corner kick.
Liam Marolany would take a shot off the corner kick that was also blocked, going out of bounds for a second Newberry corner kick. This one was cleared by the Limestone defense, though just five minutes later Newberry was knocking on the door again, with Marolany taking a shot that went out of bounds. Davico got a shot 90 seconds later that went over the top of the net.
The Wolves wouldn't record another shot until the 31st minute when
Malte Kaiser got a clean look, but this one sailed just over the crossbar, resulting in a Limestone goalkick. The Wolves were unable to get another shot off before the end of the half, and went into the break trailing 1-0. Newberry hade a total of five shots in the first half, while senior goalkeeper
Jacob Williams made four saves.
Coming out of halftime it was Newberry who got a flurry of scoring chances, getting a pair of shots in the 50th minute, but both were blocked in front of the net and resulted in corner kicks. That led to a flurry of action at the other end that resulted in a pair of Limestone goals, both of which came within one minute of each other to give them a 3-0 lead. The Wolves got one of the goals back in the 74th minute when Bonaparte took a pass from Davico and beat the Limestone goalkeeper, recording goal number one of the season and trimming the lead to 3-1. The Saints scored one final goal in the 81st minute to take a 4-1 lead that would end up being the final score. The Wolves did get three shots in the closing minutes, including a penalty kick taken by
Troy Paul and a late shot from
Levi Heholt that was repelled by the goalie.
Inside the Boxscore
- Newberry took 12 shots on the night, which is the most since their season-opening game against Shaw, when they took 14 shots. Four of their shots were on goal, marking the third straight game that they have finished with four shots on goal.
- Bonaparte and Paul both finished the game with two shots on goal, marking season highs for both of them. Bonaparte has taken eight shots this season, five of which have been on goal. Paul has taked seven shots, with four ending up on goal. They both have one goal so far this season.
- Williams made five saves on the night, which is second-most of the season. His previous single-game high was March 19 when he made 11 saves against Limestone. He has made 26 saves this season, having made 5 starts for the Wolves.
Senior spotlight
Prior to the game, the Wolves honored their three graduating seniors.
Tommaso Davico,
Levi Heholt and
Jacob Williams were all honored for their time wearing the scarlet and gray.
Up Next
The Wolves will wrap up the regular season Thursday night when they host the Anderson Trojans at the Smith Road Complex. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., with live stats and video available through newberrywolves.com.