LAGRANGE, Ga. – Tolan Beaty collected four saves in goal and Asbury men's soccer (3-4-3, 1-1 CCS) battled for 90 minutes on Saturday afternoon, but an early LaGrange (5-4-0, 1-1 CCS) goal proved to be the difference as the Eagles fell, 1-0, at Panther Field.
LaGrange struck in the opening minutes, as Roswell McCollum scored off an assist from Jacob Sagstuen at the 5:12 mark to give the Panthers a 1-0 advantage.
Asbury quickly looked for an equalizer.
Nathan Haglund put a shot on goal at 6:41, but Braeden Hayes made the save. The Eagles continued to apply pressure throughout the opening half, earning five corner kicks before halftime.
The AU defense kept the deficit at one through the remainder of the match.
Tolan Beaty was tested four times in the second half and stopped all four attempts, including saves in the 48th, 50th, 79th and 85th minutes.
Asbury continued searching for the tying goal late.
Fabricio Turner sent an attempt wide in the 68th minute before the Eagles earned another corner in the 86th.
Tyson Absher followed with Asbury's final opportunity on goal at 86:40, but Braeden Hayes made the save to preserve the 1-0 result.
The Eagles finished with four shots and placed two on goal while generating six corner kicks.
Nathan Haglund and
Tyson Absher accounted for AU's two shots on frame, while
Eli Redpath and
Fabricio Turner each added an attempt.
Tolan Beaty played all 90 minutes and finished with four saves.
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Tolan Beaty | 4 SV, 90 MIN
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Nathan Haglund | SOG
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Tyson Absher | SOG
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Eli Redpath | SH
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Fabricio Turner | SH
Asbury next travels to CCS opponent Belhaven on Sat., Oct. 10 at 8:30 PM EST / 7:30 PM CST in Jackson, Miss.
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