Alexis Iturria Catawba Graphic
Bree Hicken, Georgia State University
0
Catawba CAT (0-1-0, 0-0-0)
3
Winner Clayton St. CSU (1-0-0, 0-0-0)
Catawba CAT
(0-1-0, 0-0-0)
0
Final
3
Clayton St. CSU
(1-0-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Catawba CAT 0 0 0
Clayton St. CSU 1 2 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Sam Viebrock, Assistant AD for Communication, SamuelViebrock@clayton.edu

Men's Soccer Earns Clean Sheet Victory to Start the 2023 Season

The Lakers outshot the Indians, 16-5

MORROW, Ga. – The Clayton State University men's soccer team started the 2023 season off on the right foot with a clean sheet victory over Catawba College on Thursday evening. This match was a part of the 15th Annual Laker Classic.    
 
The Lakers were dominant from the opening whistle.  In the 5th minute of the match, the Lakers were streaking up the far side as Alexis Iturria fed Gonzalo LaChica who sent a bullet behind the net for his first goal of the season.  The Lakers led 1-0.  Clayton State kept up the pressure as they sent in 13 shots in the first half.  Despite that effort, the score was still 1-0 going into the halftime break.  The Indians were only able to muster two shots. 
 
Halftime: Clayton State 1, Catawba 0
 
The Lakers kept up the momentum in the beginning of the second half. In the 47th minute,  off a nice pass by Hector Fuentes, Adrian Gallegos chips the ball over the Catawba keeper and tallied his first goal of the season making the score, 2-0.  The two teams were relatively quiet in the majority of the second half until the 88th minute.  After Emmanuel Alerte was fouled in the box, Christian Ransome cashed in a penalty goal and grew the Laker lead to 3-0. 
 
The Lakers outshot the Indians 16-5 and won the opening match of the 2023 season, 3-0. 
 
MATCH VITALS
Final: Clayton State 3, Catawba 0
Records: Clayton State: 1-0-0 | Catawba: 0-1-0
Location: Laker Field | Clayton State University | Morrow, Ga.
 
QUICK HITS
  • The two teams combined for 12 yellow cards and 22 shots
  • Both LaChica and Adrian Gallegos scored their first career goals in Laker uniforms
  • LaChica led the team with five shots
  • Keeper Mauricio Uribe earned his first win and shutout in net for the Lakers and made one save.
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Lakers conclude the 15th Annual Laker Classic on Saturday, September 2nd as they host the Falcons of the University of Montevallo at 7 p.m. The Lions of Emmanuel University edged out the Falcons in the opening match of the Laker Classic earlier this evening. 
 
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