November 15, 2024

MHU falls to No. 5 Limestone in SAC Semifinals

Peter Plougmand nets 24th to sit atop DII in total points (54).

Mars Hill

10-3-4, 6-2-3

Limestone

13-1-3, 10-1-1

Final

Mars Hill (10-3-4, 6-2-3)

Limestone (13-1-3, 10-1-1)

Mars Hill

10-3-4, 6-2-3

Limestone

13-1-3, 10-1-1

Final

Mars Hill (10-3-4, 6-2-3)

Limestone (13-1-3, 10-1-1)

MATTHEWS, N.C. - The No. 4 seed Mars Hill men's soccer team (10-3-4) was defeated by the No. 1 seeded Limestone Saints (13-1-3) by a score of 4-2 in the South Atlantic Conference Quarterfinals.

Limestone, the No. 5 team in the country, struck early as Falk Jorch scored his first of the season in the ninth minute. Early in the second half, the Lions took a penalty, allowing Claudel N'goubou to double the Saints' lead.

Just over five minutes later, a scramble inside the Saints' box saw Limestone's Marcelo Lopes blast a clearing attempt into his own net, allowing the Lions to cut the lead in half. Two minutes later, Peter Plougmand tied the contest at two, turning inside the box and burying his nation-leading 24th goal. Sam Bayly lobbed a pass into the feet of Plougmand, picking up his fourth assist of the campaign.

The Saints responded four minutes later as N'goubou connected with Mark Radoki on a two-on-one rush, picking up the assist on Radoki's sixth of the season. In the 84th minute, Hugo Vien, on another two-on-one rush, added an insurance goal for the Saints with Radoki garnering his second assist and fourth point on the day.

Moments after Vien's goal, Braxton Robinson was robbed of a goal as Nikolaj Bertelsen dove to his right and barely got a fingertip on Robinson's shot ticketed for the top right corner.

Mars Hill was outshot 25-17 with Robinson's four attempts leading the team. Plougmand and Bayly added three apiece.

Bertelsen made three saves in the win while Logan Cassel made seven saves on the day.