Game Preview: No. 6 MHU vs. No. 3 Anderson
The Mars Hill men’s soccer team will take on the Anderson Trojans to kickoff the 2021 South Atlantic Conference Men’s Soccer Spring Championship Tournament Monday night.
ANDERSON, S.C. – The Mars Hill men's soccer team will take on the Anderson Trojans to kickoff the 2021 South Atlantic Conference Men's Soccer Spring Championship Tournament Monday night.
No. 3 Anderson (4-1-1) vs. No. 6 Mars Hill (3-2-2)
Kickoff: 7 p.m.
Where to Watch: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/autrojans/portal.htm?eventId=639223&streamType=video
Live Stats: https://autrojans.com/sports/msoc/2020-21/boxscores/20210405_9mis.xml
Last Postseason Appearances:
Anderson: 2019 (L, 1-0 vs. Wingate in Final)
Mars Hill: 2017 (L, 3-1 vs. LMU in QF)
How We Got Here:
The Lions opened the 2021 spring campaign with dramatic 1-0 win over Tusculum on the road. After falling to Carson-Newman, the Lions rebounded in their first home game of the season, blanking Lincoln Memorial 3-0. A 1-1 draw with Tusculum gave the Lions seven points in the pod. Mars Hill completed the sweep of LMU, winning 2-1 in their penultimate regular season game and clinching a berth in the postseason for the first time since 2017. The Lions fell to C-N, 3-0, in a battle for first in the pod in their regular season finale.
Anderson, falling in overtime to Queens to kickoff their campaign, has reeled off four straight victories, allowing two goals in the run. They carried a three-match shutout streak into their regular season finale versus Newberry where the Wolves were finally able to score twice in the contest. The Trojans tied for first in Pod 1 with Limestone with 12 points.
Last Three Matches
Anderson: 3-0 (Outscoring opponents 7-2)
Mars Hill: 1-1-1
Last Meeting:
Thursday, February 11, 2021: T, 1-1 (2OT) | STORY
Goal Scorers:
MHU – Sebastian Bertilsson
AU – Harry Ward
Top Performers:
Anderson
Alexandre Cox-Ashwood: 2 goals
Agustin Ortiz: 2 goals, 1 assist
Harry Ward: 2 goals, 1 assist
Mars Hill
Sebastian Bertilsson: 5 goals, 2 assists
Thomas Bertelsen: 2 goals, 2 assists
Fabio Berrer: 1 goal
Goalkeepers:
Anderson
Neko Crist – 4 games played/2 starts, 3 wins, 0.40 GAA, 5 saves
Gal Elyashiv – 5 games played/4 starts, 1 win, 1 loss, 1.05 GAA, 18 saves
Mars Hill
Brennan Whalen – 7 games played/7 starts, 3 wins, 2 losses, 1.10 GAA, 26 saves
Daniel Burdaspar – 1 game played
The Mars Hill men's soccer team will take on the Anderson Trojans to kickoff the 2021 South Atlantic Conference Men's Soccer Spring Championship Tournament.
No. 3 Anderson vs. No. 6 Mars Hill
Kickoff: 7 p.m.
Where to Watch: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/autrojans/portal.htm?eventId=639223&streamType=video
Live Stats: https://autrojans.com/sports/msoc/2020-21/boxscores/20210405_9mis.xml