Men's Soccer Defeats Calvary 14-0

Summary: 

On Sept. 19th, the Knights faced off with a local rival. It was an away game, but Spurgeon fans supported by coming or watching the livestream. Calvary and Spurgeon as products of their close proximity to each other have long been friendly competitors from institutional to athletic levels. The men's soccer team has held the winning streak against Calvary for their last three games, so the match was highly anticipated as a Spurgeon victory. No one could have expected such a landslide triumph.  

How it Happened: 

• Spurgeon secured the ball as soon as the game began, Jackson Edwards making the first shot just forty seconds in. Following a corner kick, at 3:13, Grant Smith scored the first goal with an assist from David Thang. 

• The team was thrilled and stayed on the ball. Two minutes after the first goal, Caleb Hawkins scored, assist by Jackson Edwards. Grant Smith made a second shot, and then at 7:33, Adwell Malunga scored, again assisted by Edwards. 

• Calvary was riled up and took off with the ball, making a shot on the Knights' goal, which went wide. The Knights came back with the pressure, firing shot after shot on Calvary's goal. 

• At 23:08 and again at 26:40, Jackson Edwards scored the fourth and fifth goals, assisted by Caleb Hawkins and David Thang, respectively. Calvary's frustration continued rising, and two of their players received yellow cards.  

• Spurgeon kept pressing forward. At 39:43, Ethan Amershek scored the sixth goal. In the last six minutes of the first half, Spurgeon continued pummeling Calvary's goal, a promise that there was plenty more to come. 

• Three minutes into resumed play, Patrick Deronde scored, assist by David Thang. The Knights remained relentless, and the game's tension continued swelling as a player for the Knights received the third yellow card of the game.  

• At 55:16, Adwell Malunga, assisted by Patrick Deronde, made the eighth goal. In the same minute, Caleb Hawkins scored the ninth goal, and Adwell Malunga scored again. 

• The shots on goal by the Knights continued climbing as the Calvary goalie struggled to keep up under the intensity. At 61:02, Derek Jennings scored the eleventh goal. Five minutes later, he assisted Jackson Edwards in his goal.  

• There had been no stopping or slowing the Knights the whole game, and that did not change in the last twenty minutes. At 74:12, Caleb Hawkins scored, assist by Elijah Tling. Then, at 78:48, Max Arbuckle scored, also assisted by Elijah Tling. It was a smooth and complete triumph for the Knights! 

Highlights: 

• Jackson Edwards, Caleb Hawkins, and Adwell Malunga scored three goals each, with Hawkins making one assist and Edwards two. These three were the clear stars of the game. 

• Patrick Deronde, Ethan Amershek, Max Arbuckle, Grant Smith, and Derek Jennings each scored, most of them having assists. 

• The team did not become overconfident in their abilities but kept playing with as much intensity and drive as they had at the start of the game. 

Up Next:  

The men's soccer team had home win against Fisk University on Sept. 22nd (more coming soon)! This week, they play Faith Bible Baptist on the 29th and Emmaus Bible College on the 30th.