COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Tigers remained on the road for their match against the (RV) Columbia International Rams Tuesday night. Although they grabbed an early advantage, the Rams maneuvered ahead in the second half and held on to win.
In the first ten minutes of play, Nicolo Lanari landed the first goal of the game assisted by Nathan Schmidli, swiftly putting the Tigers on the lead. With eight minutes left on the clock in the first half, the Rams landed their first goal of the game, follwing a corner. However, shortly after, the Tigers retaliated with another goal of their own by Felix Baubeng. At the half, Campbellsville had taken half as many shots as Columbia International had (8-4) but made the most of their limited attempts to hold the lead, 2-1.
The Rams struck with two goals at the 53 and 62 minute marks. For the rest of the latter 45, the teams jockeyed for possession, deterring both from scoring any further. The Tigers got two shot attempts the rest of the way, with one in the 88th minute that was snagged by the keeper. Campbellsville lost to Columbia Interational 3-2. Of the Ram's eight shots on goal, Hauge was able to prevent three.
The Tigers will be back in action, traveling to Crestview Hills, Kentucky to go against the Saints of Thomas More on September 2nd, beginning at 7 p.m. ET.