Men's Soccer

November 6, 2009

Tiger Men's Soccer Defeats Rhodes Friday Night

San Antonio - Trinity senior forward Ben Grossman scored two goals as the fifth-ranked Tiger men edged the Rhodes College Lynx 2-1 Friday night in a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference game.

The Tigers (14-1-2, 9-0-0 SCAC) scored both goals in the second half of the game, heading into halftime locked in a scoreless tie.

Grossman scored his goals in the 53rd and 67th minutes, and sophomore forward Jayanta Majumdar provided the assists. For the season, Grossman has scored a team-leading 13 goals, along with six game-winners. Majumdar picked up his first two assists of the campaign.

Rhodes scored its only goal in the 73rd minute, pressuring Trinity to the very end, but falling short in the end.

Trinity led 34-5 in shots, and 19-3 in shots on goal. The Tigers picked up 17 corner kicks, and Rhodes was not awarded any.

The Tigers close out their regular season Sunday by hosting Hendrix at noon in an SCAC game.  Trinity has already clinched the team's eighth consecutive - and 13th overall - SCAC Championship, and will receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Playoffs.

Ben Grossman leads Trinity with 13 goals this season, hitting his sixth game-winning goal in Friday's win over Rhodes