Rams Shutout Lambuth University 2-0
MOBILE, Ala. – Brady
Bryant scored two goals and freshman goalkeeper Brent Grube
recorded his second shut-out of the season as the as the
University of Mobile defeated Lambuth University 2-0 Saturday
night in the Jungle.
After controlling the ball for
nearly the entire first half, Mobile finally broke through on a corner
kick in the 22nd minute. Robert Longhurst, a freshman
defender, served a ball into the center of the box where Jamie Ferguson
headed a shot off the crossbar. Following up the play was senior Brady
Bryant, who cleaned up Ferguson’s miss with a rocket into the upper left
corner of the goal.
The Mobile defense allowed just
one shot attempt for the entire first half from the Eagles, none on goal.
Offside penalties limited the Rams scoring opportunities as the Rams were
flagged four times in the first half.
In the second half, Brady
recorded his second goal of the night on a give-and-go play with teammate
Rueben Risco. After dropping the ball off to Risco in front of the goal,
Risco drove a shot at Lambuth goalkeeper David Logue that deflected off
his arms and landed right in front of Bryant. As he did on his first
goal, Bryant followed up another Ram’s miss with a shot into the back of
the net.
The Rams showed few affects
tonight from a 13 day layoff between games. Before tonight, the Rams had
not played since a 1-0 loss on Sept. 14 against Thomas University in the
Berry Tournament.
"If you take 13 days off, you
can do all the fitness you want, but you have to be match-fit," said UM
head coach Peter Fuller. "We really aren't right now and that showed
up tonight. For 75 or 80 minutes we were really sound defensively.
We got a little fatigued at the end of the game and I'm not surprised by
that."
With the win, the Rams improve
their overall record to 5-2 on the season and will next be in action on
Tuesday, Sept. 30 when the team travels to Hattiesburg, Miss. for a 1 p.m.
showdown with conference-rival William Carey College.
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