Sea Devil Men's Soccer versus CCBC Essex

Match #11: Cape Fear Community College 3-7 (3-7 in Region 10) vs. CCBC Essex 8-5 (8-1 in Region 20)
Game Date: Saturday, October 8, 2016
Start Time: 1:00pm (EST)
Location: CCBC Essex Stadium

WILMINGTON, NC --- The Sea Devil Men's Soccer program continues their three game road trip on Saturday afternoon versus the Knights of CCBC Essex from Baltimore, Maryland.

"They have been successful or competitive with our teams in our region so it should be a good game," said Sea Devil Men's Soccer head coach C.W. Ponton on their opponent CCBC Essex.

The Sea Devil Men's Soccer team fell in their last match by the score of (0-4) to Richard Bland College on the road on Tuesday, October 4, 2016.

"We're looking to turn things back around. We've got the personnel and drive to do just that," said Sea Devil Men's Soccer head coach C.W. Ponton, prior to their Saturday match versus CCBC Essex from Baltimore, MD.

CCBC Essex enters the match with a 8-5, (8-1 in Region 20 Conference) record, as the winners of four straight matches; have outscored their opponents (25-1) in those four matches, and have had three shutout victories. The Knights are led by a trio of offensive leaders: freshman Forward Nehemiah Crawford's 19 total points (8G, 3A), sophomore Forward Storm Robinson's 17 total points (8G, 1A), and freshman Forward Thaliek Willis's 14 total points (7G).

Defensively, the Knights have a duo of skilled defensemen leading their squad in freshman defender Dominic Padilla's 3 total points (1G, 1A) and Javon Dawkins 4 total points (1G, 2A). As for the Knights' goalkeepers, freshman netminder Patrick Coonan has appeared in 4 games with a 2.08 Goal Against Average, while sophomore netminder Trevor Brookhart has appeared in 10 games with a 1.40 GAA with 55 saves and a .821 Save%.

DID YOU KNOW THAT........
- 7 Players have scored one or more goals this season for the Sea Devils Men's Soccer program
* Pedro Ugarte (2), Travis Anttila, McCartney Barrier, David Graham, Brian Leite , Alfredo Martinez , Carlos Ochoa (1)

- 2 Shutouts, freshman goalkeeper Alex Gedrys leads the team with that mark through the first 10 games
* Opposing goalkeepers have combined to have four shutouts versus the Sea Devils Men's Soccer program

- 20, represents the total combined points the Sea Devils Men's Soccer program has recorded this season

- 81, represents the total combined shots the Sea Devils Men's Soccer program has recorded this season

ON THE BRINK: COACH PONTON'S BIGGEST KEYS TO THE GAME
"Speed of play, defense, and effective communication"

SEA DEVIL PLAYER SPOTLIGHT
Martin Zambrano was a player that head coach C.W. Ponton mentioned as someone to watch following the team's practices this week.

SEA DEVIL PROJECTED STARTING XI
GK: Martin Zambrano
DEF: Owen Tooman, Cristian Calderon, Keaton Simmons, Lennon-McCartney Barrier
MIDs: Andrew Barton, David Graham, Carlos Ochoa, Travis Antilla
FWs: Dan Jacobo, Renzo Tenorio

SHARE YOUR SUPPORT TOWARD SEA DEVIL MEN'S SOCCER & SEA DEVIL ATHLETICS
Come support the Sea Devil men's soccer program, and Sea Devil Athletics this season by attending home matches at Legion Stadium, and by posting your pictures and videos from the games by using the hashtags #SeaDevils and #CapeFearMensSoccer.

Be sure to follow the Sea Devils men's soccer team account on their various social media outlets:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/capefearmenssoccer/

Instagram: @CapeFearMensSoccer

Follow the team on Facebook and Instagram for more exclusive content from the team, and by following @GoSeaDevils on Twitter for exclusive content from all Sea Devil athletic teams this year like match moment videos, Live Stats links, post-game presser with head coaches, and more!

Stay tuned to www.goseadevils.com for the latest news, videos, articles, and information regarding the Sea Devil Men's Soccer Program, and Sea Devil Athletics.

NEXT TIME OUT
Following the Sea Devils' result versus CCBC Essex on Saturday afternoon, the Sea Devils will return to the pitch the following day on Sunday versus College of Southern Maryland in La Plata, an hour and half drive from CCBC Essex.

Remaining Home Games:
Tuesday, October 11, 2016--- 2:00pm (EST) --- Spartanburg Methodist
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 --- 7:30pm (EST) --- Patrick Henry Community College

Courtesy of Trent Brinkley