MONTGOMERY, W.V. – The Spring Arbor University men's soccer team wrapped up its season opening three-match road trip by earning a scoreless draw with West Virginia Tech on Monday night. Senior goalkeeper Cobi Piper stopped all five shots he faced against the Golden Bears for his 10th career shutout.

THE BASICS

FINAL SCORE: Spring Arbor 0, (RV) West Virginia Tech 0

LOCATION: Schoenbaum Soccer Complex | Montgomery, W.V.

RECORDS: Spring Arbor 2-0-1, West Virginia Tech 1-0-1

HOW IT HAPPENED

• West Virginia Tech, which is receiving votes in the NAIA Top 25 Poll, outshot Spring Arbor by a 12-7 margin, including a 6-2 advantage in the overtime periods.
• Piper was terrific between the pipes, finishing the night with five saves, including three key stops in the first overtime period.
• Sophomore Janum Sailor had two shots for the Cougars while Morris Kamara, Michael Caccavo, Cory Swartzendruber and Aidan Taylor each registered one.
• Spring Arbor held a 7-2 edge in corner kicks.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE

• Tonight marked the first time this season that SAU has been held scoreless. The last time the Cougars were kept off the scoreboard was in the semifinals of the Crossroads League Tournament last season against Grace College.
• The clean sheet by Piper was the 10th of his career.
• Through three matches this season, the Cougars have surrendered just one goal, ranking second in the Crossroads League behind only Mount Vernon Nazarene University, which has blanked its first three opponents.

FOR THE FOES

• Matias Pazos recorded a team-high three shots, putting one on target. Ignacio Tellechea, Daniel Ramirez and Sergio Sanchez all finished with two shots apiece.
• Goalkeeper Hunter Moles posted a clean sheet, finishing the match with four saves.

QUOTES FROM HEAD COACH NATHAN MILLER

• "Our team certainly isn't satisfied with that result. We could have executed much better in crucial moments throughout the match. But, with not being at our best, it's important to stay solid in the back and keep clean sheets."
• "Our possession and control of the tempo has been poor, so we have a lot of work ahead of us. It's an accumulation of poor decision making that we will work hard to fix."
• "Some would look at the first three games on the road unbeaten as being a success, but we are about the process right now and improving in everything we do."

UP NEXT

After three straight road contests to open the season, Spring Arbor returns home to host Greenville College in its home opener on Friday, Sept. 2 beginning at 7 p.m.

Men's Soccer Contact: Chris Bauman | 517-750-6504 | christopher.bauman@arbor.edu
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