Men's Soccer 2009 Season Recap continued
NCCAA D2 Soccer Stats Week 3
Crown @ Appalachian Bible College
On Saturday the Royal Crusaders traveled to Beckley, WV to play against Appalachian Bible College. In the first half, the Crusaders scored quickly. Steven Scoggins, a freshman, scored his first goal of the season when he received a pass from Sam Knickerbocker. He was then able to head the ball into the net. A few minutes later, Sam Knickerbocker scored a goal, getting the pass from Jordan Begley. Midway through the first half, James Houghton scored with a pass from Steven Scoggins. The Warriors of Appalachian were able to take a shot to score and bring the score to 3-1. In the last minute of the half Sam Knickerbocker got his second goal of the game after dribbling past a few defenders. The score at half time was 4-1. In the second half the Crusaders scored two more goals. Jordan Begley got his first goal of the game after receiving the ball from Sam Knickerbocker. The last goal was scored by Stephen Knickerbocker when he received the ball from Noah Buria. Stephen shot the ball from about 25 yards away from the goal to score. The Crusaders got their second win with the final score of 6-1. Coach Sexton was pleased with how the team played and was excited to bring home two wins this weekend.
Crown @ Kentucky Christian University
The Royal Crusaders traveled up to Grayson, KY to play against Kentucky Christian University in their second region game. In the first half, the Royal Crusaders took an early lead, going up 2-0. Sam Knickerbocker scored off of a pass from Houston Sherrod about twenty-three minutes into the game. Jordan Begley scored the second goal with a pass from Sam Knickerbocker near the end of the half. The score at half time was 2-0. In the second half the Royal Crusaders continued to control the game. Kentucky caught Crown's defense off guard, and was able to score early in the half. The Crusaders bounced back, scoring three more goals before the end of the game. Noah Buria scored the third goal with an assist from Houston Sherrod. Ten minutes laters Noah Buria scored his second goal of the game, assisted by Jordan Begley. In the twenty-seventh minute of the half, James Houghton got taken down in the eighteen-yard box, allowing for a penalty kick. Jordan Begley took the penalty kick and scored the final goal. The Crusaders got their first win of the season, with the final score of 5-1. Coach Sexton was glad the team took the win and was also glad that many of the players got to play in the game.
Crown vs Warren Wilson College 9/15/09
The Royal Crusaders played at home on Tuesday afternoon against Warren Wilson College. In the first half, the Fighting Owls of Warren Wilson took an early lead, going up 0-1. About eleven minutes into the second half, the Owls scored another goal, going up 0-2. The Royal Crusaders fought hard, and Jordan Begley was able to put a goal in at about seventeen minutes in the second half. The Crusaders played hard the rest of the match, but could not manage to score another goal. The Crusaders ended up losing a tough game with the final score of 1-2.
NCCAA D2 Soccer Stats Week 2
Crown @ Ohio Christian University 9/12/09
On Saturday, the Royal Crusaders continued their travels in Ohio to play Ohio Christian University in Circleville, OH. In the first half, the Trailblazers of OCU scored first, going up 0-1. About nineteen minutes into the half, Sam Knickerbocker dribbled towards the goal and was tripped causing a penalty kick to be called. Jordan Begley took the kick and scored a goal to tie it up one to one. Ohio scored two more goals within the half, bringing the score at halftime to 1-3. In the second half, the Crusaders struggled to pass the ball, allowing Ohio continued to control the game. The last eight minutes of the game, the Crusaders were finally able to possess the ball. Once they did, they scored two quick goals to tie the game. The first goal James Houghton and Noah Buria assisted Sam Knickerbocker, who dribbled past a couple of defenders to score the goal. The other goal was scored when Sam Knickerbocker passed the ball to James Houghton, who shot the ball into the goal. The last five minutes, both teams battled to try to break the tie and win the game. Ohio finally shot another goal with three minutes left in the game. The Crusaders tried answer back, but could not score another goal. The Crusaders ended up losing a tough game to Ohio with the final score of 3 to 4. The Crusaders hope to learn many things from this game that will enable them to be a better team.
Crown @ Southern State Community College 9/11/09
The Royal Crusaders traveled up to Ohio this weekend to play two games. The first game was on Friday against Southern State Community College. The Crusaders could not have asked for a better weather conditions, as it was very sunny. The Patriots of Southern State scored first, going up 0-1. The Crusaders bounced back and were able to score a goal at the 29-minute mark of the first half. Stephen Knickerbocker headed the ball into the goal after a missed shot taken by his brother, Sam Knickerbocker. At half time, the score was tied, 1-1. In the second half the Crusaders scored again about 24 minutes in, bring them to a 2-1 lead. Jordan Begley was the one to score with a pass from Sam Knickerbocker. In the 38-minute of the second half, the Patriots were able score another goal, tying the game. The Crusaders fought hard try to gain the lead back, but at the end of regulation the score was tied, 2-2. The Crusaders then went into a two ten-minute sudden-death over time periods. Both teams fought hard, but at the end of the overtime periods the score was still tied, making the final score 2-2. Coach Sexton was pleased with how well the guys played, but wished they could have pull off the win.
NCCAA D2 Soccer Stats Week 1
Crown vs Toccoa Falls Christian College 9/5/09,
The Royal Crusaders had an interesting game against Toccoa Falls College from Georgia. In the first half, the Eagles of Toccoa Falls scored first. The Crusaders bounced right back with a goal scored by Sam Knickerbocker to tie the game up. The Eagles scored another goal a few minutes later. Once again, the Crusaders answered right back with a goal by Sam Knickerbocker. The Eagles managed to score another quick goal in the half. The Crusaders immediately answered back. Lionel Grenede made a nice pass to Bryan Kaffenbarger who scored the goal. At halftime, the score was 3 to 3. In the second half, the Eagles scored two goals quickly going up, 3-5. Once again the Crusaders bounced back with two goals. Noah Buria scored the first goal with a nice shot from just outside the eighteen yard box. The other goal was scored by Jordan Begley with a pass from Sam Knickerbocker. At the end of the second half, the score was tied, 5 to 5. The game then went into a ten-minute sudden-death over time. Toccoa Falls was able to score first to win the game, bringing the final score to 5-6. The Crusaders hated that they lost, but they left the field knowing that gave 100% effort to the game. Coach Sexton was proud of how the team persevered as they went down and then fought back.
Crown vs Atlanta Christian College 9/4/09
The Royal Crusaders opened their season with a home game against Atlanta Christian College. In the first half, the Chargers scored in the first minute of the game. The Crusaders fought back, but it was not until the last minute of the half when they were able to score a goal. James Houghton passed the ball to Sam Knickerbocker who was able to score that goal. The halftime score was 1-1. In the second half, both teams were competitive. Atlanta Christian was able to score two goals near the end of the game. The final score was 1-3. Coach Sexton said the team played well for their first game.
