(photo by Jim Lindquist)
The Tigers (2-0-1) kept the opponents side of the scoreboard blank for the third straight game in a 2-0 shutout of Rochester John Marshall, Tuesday, Aug. 30, at Tiger Stadium.
Goalkeeper Chad Stivers and a stingy team defense have not allowed a goal in 250 minutes of play this season.
"We need to score more on offense but our defense has been very good so far," coach Julian Buss said. "We've played aggressively and Chad has been excellent in goal."
Tuesday's win over the Rockets was a game of two halves. The teams went to intermission tied at 0-0 and Buss said the dreary weather conditions may have contributed to the Tigers ineffectiveness.
"We came out flat," he said. "The wet weather seemed to throw us off our game a bit. We didn't really play our game of fast passes and getting scoring opportunities."
The Tigers wasted no time in flipping the 'on' switch after the break as Cole Landwehr scored on a pass from Blake Smith just 37 seconds into the second half. From that point forward, most of the action took place in the JM half of the pitch.
Brandon Scott closed out the scoring 11 minutes into the second period on a give-and-go pass from Landwehr.
"The boys should be congratulated for getting the job done when they needed to after a rough first half," Buss said.
The Tigers put their unbeaten record on the line Thursday night when the host Rosemount under the lights at Tiger Stadium.
