Williamsburg, KY – Holding the equalizer into halftime, the Patriots are unable to keep up with the Point Skyhawks, dropping the MSC-AAC clash in a 2-1 ball game. The home team moved to 4-3-1 on the year.
 
Marvin van der Made heard his name called, putting the sole Patriots goal on the board from a low header. The senior forward was found in the box by Ricardo Lopes de Matos from the right wing, who lofted the cross perfectly. Van der Made, on the far side of the inner box, met the ball in time to head it into the bottom right corner of the net.
 
Van der Made led the team with five shot attempts, two of which on goal. Alejandro Gonzalez placed two of his three on frame, once finding himself with only the goalie to beat but shot wide left. Through the contest, Milan Stojanovic had field awareness to send passes through to get offensive opportunities.
 
With the game on the wire, Sergio Infantes Castell got on the end of crosses twice on top of the left-side post, but was not able to square the chance up properly, tallying two shots wide. Van der made was set to take a free kick from five yards above the box, coming up blocked on the attempt and wide on the ricochet.
 
With 17 minutes remaining, the Patriots landed themselves an opportunity from the corner. Liam Healey's shot attempt is deflected, but the offside was called as Marco Muca attempted to chase down the ball and find Van der Made in the center. In the final seconds of the game, the Patriots were a couple footsteps away from equalizing the match as the clock closed, but came up empty.
 
Clement May, registering his second start of his junior season, allowed two goals in the loss but came away with six saves under his belt. The keeper perfectly timed his jump in the 36th minute to punch the ball as it sailed into the upper right corner, and later again on a free kick as the shot fell in route to just under the crossbar.
 
May led the defense to his first loss of the year in goal, now sitting 1-1 after 180 minutes. His win came in the season opener against the SCAD Bees, where he allowed one goal.
 
Despite a recent tie against the ranked Tennessee Wesleyan Bulldogs, the Patriots have not seen a win in the books since September 8 on the road. The Patriots hold a winning record of 4-3-1 heading into conference play.
 
Mid-South Conference action kicks off on October 1 as the Patriots soccer programs travel south into the heart of Georgia. Cumberlands' battle against the Life Running Eagles on enemy turf, beginning with the women's game at 5 PM followed by the men at 7:30 PM
 
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