Cochran, GA - The Knights were back on the road Friday and Saturday as they were set to take on the Fire of Southeastern University, who were receiving votes in the latest NAIA poll, and the Tigers of Trinity College. The Knights historically were 0-2-0 all-time against the Fire and were playing the Tigers for the first time.

Friday - Southeastern University

The Knights were playing defense from the start as the Fire got off three shots in the first seven minutes of the match. Callum Bryan would get the Knights first shot in the 10th minute, but the shot would be saved by the Fire keeper. The Knights would be forced to play more defense as the Fire would control the ball for the rest of the first half. The Knights defense would hold as the Knights and Fire would go into halftime tied at 0-0. The Knights would be outshot 9-1 as James Price would save all three shots on goal that he faced in the half. The second half of the match would be a complete turnaround from the first half as the Knights defense would start to crack with the Fire getting on the board in the 56th minute to go up 1-0. The Fire would continue to press on the Knights defense as they would put another shot in the net in the 63rd minute and the Knights would fall behind 2-0. The Knights offense would wake up though in the 81st minute as James Skelton would fire a shot into the net and cut the lead down to 2-1. The Knights would continue to force the issue on offense as they would tie the game up at 2-2 with a penalty kick that was converted by Alvaro Elizari. The match would stay tied and go into overtime. In overtime, the Knights would not be able to get a shot off but the defense would hold strong as the match would end in a 2-2 draw. The draw ends the Knights 10-game losing streak dating back to last season.

Saturday - Trinity College

The Knights were back in action on Saturday as they had to quickly turnaround and play another match, this time against Trinity College. The Knights would quickly show that they were the stronger opponent as they would start the offensive attack with three shots in the first seven minutes before the Tigers could take a shot. The Knights would get on the board first with a goal in the 18th minute from Luis Karam that was assisted by Connor Lundy. The Knights would quickly extend their lead in the 22nd minute with a goal from Harry Easterby that would put them up 2-0. The Knights would stay on the offensive side of the ball but could not find the back of the net as they would take the 2-0 lead into halftime. The Knights outshot the Tigers 16-2 in the first half as Joshua Kaandorp would save the only shot on goal he faced. The Knights would quickly start to pull away in the second half with Karam's second goal of the match coming in the 55th minute to put the Knights up 3-0. The Knights would not take long to put in another goal, this time in the 57th minute off the foot of Skelton to make it a 4-0 match. In the 64th minute, Karam would get his third goal of the match, giving him the hat trick and putting the Knights up 5-0. The Knights would get two more goals in the final ten minutes, one in the 82nd minute from Tomas Medero and in the 89th minute from Lennox Dixon to give the Knights the 7-0 victory. Kaandorp would save all three shots on goal to complete the shutout as the Knights outshot the Tigers 38-4.

The Knights will be back in action on Thrusday, September 30th as they start SSAC play with a match on the road against Talladega College. That match is set to start at 8:30 EST/ 7:30 CST.