Trinity Men Open SCAC Weekend With Shutout Win Over Colorado College

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San Antonio - Trinity first-year midfielder Yuri Ribeiro scored two goals and made on assist as the seventh-ranked Tiger men blanked the Colorado College Tigers 6-0 Friday night in a SCAC game at the Trinity Soccer Field.
 
The Trinity Tigers, who have won eight of the last nine games, now stand at 9-2-0 and 3-0-0 SCAC. Trinity, the defending SCAC champion, also recorded its fourth shutout of the campaign. Colorado College, which suffered its first conference loss of the season, dropped to 6-4-2 and 4-1-0 SCAC.

First on the board for Trinity was Junior midfielder Zach Garcia, who was assisted in the 16th minute by sophomore midfielder Nima Naderi. Sophomore defender Denny Mask scored in the 18th minute, and was assisted by sophomore defender Michael Micheletti.

Then, it was Ribeiro's turn to score. He placed one past the goalkeeper in the 27th minute, on an assist by senior midfielder Tommy Barros, as Trinity led 3-0 at halftime. Ribeiro scored in the 51st minute of play, with an assist by junior midfielder CH Farmer.

Barros and Ribeiro combined again for a goal, in the 56th minute. This time, Barros had the goal and Ribeiro the assist. The icing on the cake came in the 89th minute, as first-year midfielder Sean Cantarella scored an unassisted goal.
 
Sophomore Tim Nelin was the starting keeper, and played for over 61 minutes to earn the victory.
 
Trinity held an overwhelming 35-2 advantage in shots, and  an 18-0 mark on goal.
 
The Tigers will host Austin College in a SCAC game at 2 p.m. Sunday.