{"id":1698,"date":"2019-08-27T09:43:59","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T13:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=1698"},"modified":"2019-08-27T09:44:12","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T13:44:12","slug":"seu-fire-rise-past-rams-to-continue-solid-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2019\/08\/27\/seu-fire-rise-past-rams-to-continue-solid-start\/","title":{"rendered":"SEU Fire Rise Past Rams to Continue Solid Start"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\nThe No. 25 Southeastern University men’s soccer team extended its solid start to the 2019 season, defeating the Columbia International University Rams 2-0 to improve to 2-0 for the second-straight year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We did a good job of creating within the system and should have pushed the score line more,” shared head coach Clay Roberts<\/a>. “But credit to their goalkeeper, he was very good for them.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fire turned their first shot on frame into a goal, as junior midfielder Joshua Ruckdeschel<\/a> finished a ball from senior midfielder Craig Barker<\/a> in the 12th<\/sup> minute to put SEU ahead of CIU 1-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The goal was Ruckdeschel’s first in a Southeastern uniform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fire out-shot the Rams 5-3 for the remainder of the scoreless half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took just 3:32 into the second half for SEU to find an insurance goal. Graduate forward and last season’s leading scorer Jake Van Der Luit<\/a> found the back of the net in the 49th<\/sup> minute to put the Fire ahead 2-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Columbia International was able to withstand a pair of Southeastern penalty kick attempts in the second half to keep the contest close. However, the Fire defense held the Rams to just a single shot in the final 45 minutes of action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEU also generated 11 corner kicks on the night compared to two by CIU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We will hope to continue this momentum into a very tough game Wednesday versus Grace,” added Coach Roberts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEU takes on the Grace College Lancers on Wednesday night as a part of the CIU Invitational at 7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be sure to follow @SEUFireMSoccer on Twitter for all of the latest updates on Fire soccer!\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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