Box Score Maryville College's Thomas Palmer took advantage of a free kick at the 59th minute and buried a game-winner into the net to give the Scots a 1-0 victory over Sewanee on Tuesday evening.
MC's Caleb Lucas was brought down by a Tiger defender at the top of the box to set up the game winning opportunity. Palmer proceeded to blast the set piece into the bottom left of the net after bending it over a wall of Tiger defenders. The goal was Palmer's fourth of the season.
The Scots out shot Sewanee 21-11 on the evening. Maryville took nine shots on goal with Tiger keeper Will Merriman turning away eight saves. Sewanee challenged MC keeper Jon Taylor on five occasions with a save each time, including a tough punch away with 19:15 remaining in the contest. Taylor's shutout in goal gives him a 5-1 record in net for the Scots on the season.
Sewanee falls to 2-3-1 on the season while the Scots advance to 5-1. Maryville will now prepare to challenge Methodist University to open their tough USA South schedule on Saturday with a 2:00 scheduled start.
