MOUNT VERNON, Ga. - The Barons Men's Soccer continued their campaign traveling to Thomas University to take on the Night Hawks Saturday. The Barons managed to hold off the Nigh Hawks for the first 28 minutes before conceding the first goal of the match and eight minutes later conceded another goal to go into half down two-nil. The second half continued much like the first with Thomas scoring three unanswered goals to win the match five-nil.

Coach Bob Neuman shared his thoughts on their tough loss: "These are the types of experiences that young players need to face. Everything is earned in the SSAC, and you need to find a way to play with purpose and togetherness to achieve success.

The boys are, of course, disappointed, but it should hopefully serve as a valuable lesson for their development moving forward,"

First Half

The Barons did everything possible to keep the match close and even managed to trade chances with Thomas before conceding the first goal in the 28th minute. Things started to snowball as the Night Hawks scored eight minutes later and in the 38th minute the Barons got into foul trouble taking the first yellow card of the game. 

Second half

In the second half, the Barons started and managed to hold off Thomas for 20 minutes before conceding the third goal of the match. Two minutes later the fourth goal for Thomas. The Barons had another yellow card in the 76th minute for their second yellow card of the match. Thomas scored in the 80th minute and despite receiving a yellow card in the 84th minute it was not enough for the Barons to get anything going their way. 

Stats

• The Barons trailed in shots 23-5.

• The Barons trailed in corner kicks nine-three. 

• The Night Hawks led in fouls 11-6.

• The Barons led in saves seven-one. 

• The Barons led in yellow card two-one. 

Next Up

The Barons will look to get right versus Middle Georgia State University Thursday. 

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