COLUMBUS, Ga. - A hot start ignited the Saint Leo men's soccer team's offense on Thursday afternoon, as they top Christian Brothers, 5-0, in a rematch of the 2014 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship South Regional.

The Basics
Final Results: 
Where: Columbus State | Columbus, Ga.
Record: SLU 5-4-0, 2-2 SSC | CBU10-5-0, 3-2 GSC

How It Happened
4'| Maximillian Schulze-Geisthovel knocks the opening goal off of a corner kick from Matthias Katerna to give the Lions the early lead. | SLU 1-0 |
29'| Matt Campbell recieved the ball from Josh Davis across the top of the six-yard box, and Campbell used the ricochet off the left post to record the goal. | SLU 2-0 |
34'| Following a yellow card on Christian Brothers, the Lions earned a penalty kick, and Katera took advantage of the free shot and increased the Saint Leo lead. | SLU 3-0 | 
53'| Bafou Sanogo started the charge, crossing the ball into the 18-yard box, finding the foot of Katerna who tallied his second goal of of the match. | SLU 4-0 |
66'| Christopher Puente's corner kick found the top of Nicolas Krause's head, and Krause knocked in the goal. | SLU 5-0 | 

Points to Note 

• This is the second time this season that the Lions scored three goals in the first half. The first was on Sept. 12 in a 5-1 win over Warner.
• The Lions scored the most goals on Christian Brothers this season. The most they allowed prior was four.
• This is Saint Leo's second straight win over Christian Brothers, as the Lion's topped the Buc's in the 2014 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship South Regional in a shootout.
• Katerna now has eight goals on the season, this marking his third multi-goal game.

Coach's Quotes
"It was like a totally different team then last saturday, we are very pleased with how the team performed. We were able to get major minutes out of some of out substitutes and they performed at a high level, and we are very pleased with the outcome. We did a very good recovery after the game today, and we are eating well, and had a pool cool-down here at Columbus State, and we are focused now on preparing for Embry-Riddle, and we can recover quicker because our major guys had minimal minutes tonight and that will help us prepare for Saturday as well."

For the Opponent

• Britton McGuire made three saves. 

Up next

• Embry-Riddle | Embry-Riddle Soccer Stadium | Dayton Beach, Fla.
• Embry-Riddle is 2-5, 0-0 SSC, and is a provisional member of the SSC.
• Moriba Ballag has scored two goals for the Eagles and leads the way with four points.

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