Pfeiffer Men's Soccer Comes up Short at Averett

Danville, Va. (Oct. 5, 2021) – The Averett University men's soccer team scored 22 seconds into the match and went on to a 5-2 USA South win over Pfeiffer University on Tuesday night in Danville, Va.

THE BASICS
FINAL – Averett def. Pfeiffer, 5-2

Records
Pfeiffer – 3-6 (0-2 USA South)
Averett -  5-6 (1-1 USA South)

Location
Danville, Va. – Campbell Stadium

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
The Cougars struck quickly, just 22 seconds into the match when Baste Endresen took a cross from Ethan Sternberg, putting Averett up 1-0.  They went up 2-0 in the 21^st minute when Moises Garcia scored from 18 yards out to the left of Pfeiffer goalkeeper Ali Jaafar (Matthews, N.C.) after receiving a pass from Rion Klaas.

Pfeiffer's Sam Stewart (Belhaven, N.C.) drew the Falcons to 2-1 in the 36^th minute after he converted a penalty kick.

After trailing 2-1 at halftime, Jason Leyva (Monroe, N.C.) knotted the match at 2-2 when he received a pass from Stewart from a free kick in the 52^nd minute.

Two minutes later Ednresen and Klass teamed up again on what would be the eventual game-winner, putting the Cougars up 3-2.  Averett's Agustin Jaraba would net two goals to provide the 5-2 final, with his scores coming in the 62^nd and 72^nd minute, respectively.

Up Next
Pfeiffer will look get back into the win column this upcoming Saturday, Oct. 9 when they host Southern Virginia in a USA South match.  Kickoff at Lefko Field is slated for 4:00 p.m.