Box Score COLUMBUS, Ga. – A goal on each side of the half doomed the Georgia Gwinnett men's soccer team on Friday evening as the Grizzlies fell 2-0 to No. 17 Thomas at Walden Soccer Complex on the campus of Columbus State University.
With the loss, the Grizzlies dropped to 7-4-3 on the year, and Thomas moved to 13-3.
The Green and Gray fired off the first shots of the game, but the Night Hawks made their first shot count as Juan Figueroa dribbled into the Grizzly 18-yard box before finding the back of the net in the 16th minute.
Skylar Rogers would double the advantage just seven minutes after the half with his first career tally, and GGC ultimately proved unable to answer, thanks in part to five saves from TU's Ben McFarlane-Barnes.
GGC was outshot in the match 14-12, but the Night Hawks were more accurate with their attempts, forcing Grizzly goalkeeper Lewis Sharpe to make seven stops on the night to keep it at 2-0.
The Grizzlies will return to action next Tuesday with a trip to Tennessee Wesleyan. Kickoff is slated for 4 p.m.
NOTES: GGC is 10-7-3 all-time vs. schools from the state of Georgia … The Grizzlies are now 1-2 vs. Thomas … Friday marked the first time GGC was held scoreless since a 2-0 loss to Reinhardt on Sept. 9 … The Grizzlies are 16-3-1 all-time in the month of October.
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