After one of their best season in program history the Columbia International University Men's Soccer took to the road for the NCCAA South Region Championship game. The Rams took on Warner University in Lake Wales, Florida. The Rams came into the game at the two seed, while the Royals were the one seed. The Rams fought all game, but the Royals were victorious by the score of 2-0.
1st Half Highlights:
- The Royals got off the first shot off the game, but it went wide
- Ricky Prestridge got off the Rams first shot off the game
- The Royals got on the board in the eleventh minute off a cross that found an unmarked Devyn Hencil
- The Rams would get off a couple more shots before the end of the half, but the Royals led 1-0 at half
2nd Half Highlights:
- The teams would trade shots back and forth to open the half
- The Rams best shot came off the foot of Romulo Barreto, but it went just high
- In the seventy-first minute the Royals were awarded a penalty kick, but Hugo Lemus kept the Rams in the game with a save
- The Rams pushed back, but came up just short
- The Royals would put the game away with their second goal with just over two minutes left in the game
Season Awards:
Five Rams picked up All-Region honors for their efforts throughout the season.
Jeremiah Ruth,
Rahim Gordon, Marcos da Paz,
Victor Maron, and Romulo Barretto were the five Rams selected by the region coaches.
Box Score Highlights:
- The Royals led the game with 22 shots and 12 on goal, while the Rams had 14 shots with 5 on goal...The two teams were pretty even in corner kicks with 7 and 6...Hugo Lemus kept the Rams in the game with 10 saves...Jeremiah Ruth led the Rams with two shots on goal...Devyn Hencil and Kenolson Collin had the two goals for the Royals, while Matheus Santiago had 10 shots
Up Next: The Rams will wait to hear if they receive an at-large bid for the NCCAA National Championships.