LEAD
WATERTOWN, Wis. — A last-minute Pedro Ribeiro goal sealed the deal in Watertown yesterday, as the Sabercats topped Andrews 3-0 to secure their second straight win.
Joe Greene contributed the first multi-point game of his career, scoring the first goal and setting up the second. Landon Broere scored against Andrews for the third year in a row, and Ribeiro's header clinched the Sabercats second straight home win.
OVERVIEW
- Result: Maranatha 3-0 Andrews
- Venue: Maranatha Baptist University
- Location: Watertown, Wis.
- Attendance: 101
- Record: MBU (4-2-1), AU (0-6-1)
STORY
Greene got right down to business, notching the eventual game-winner with his left foot. After Clayton Miller sent a ball into the box, it deflected a couple of times to the feet of Greene, who touched the ball to his left before picking out the far-right corner to give the Sabercats the lead in the ninth minute.
Enter Landon Broere, who scored with his second touch of the game around the 25-minute mark. Moments after getting subbed into the game, Broere scored from close range, touching home a cross from Greene. The Andrews goalkeeper couldn't come up with the save and Broere had made an instant impact.
From that point on, the Sabercats were frustrated, especially in the second half. But with less than a minute remaining, Aaron Jones sent in a free kick from near the Sabercats bench, and Ribeiro got to it first, heading it in at the near post to finish the scoring for Maranatha and put the game away for good.
Between the posts, Joe Shank made 8 saves in his second shutout of the season.
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Maranatha Starters: 1- Shank, 5- Jones (C), 6- Johnson, 7- Lemon, 8- M. Ribeiro, 10- P. Ribeiro, 11- Ca. Beachell (C), 12- Greene (C), 13- Donovan, 14- Cl. Beachell, 19- Miller
STATS
- Shot count: Maranatha 8-14 Andrews
- Greene: has scored the game-winning goal in the last 3 Sabercats' wins
- Broere: has scored against Andrews 3 straight seasons
- Shank: career-high saves while keeping a shutout
- Last time: Maranatha tied with Andrews 3-3 at home during the 2024 season
- Series: Maranatha leads the all-time series 3-0-1
OPPONENTS
- Andrews competes in the USCAA
NEXT
The Sabercats travel to Dubuque, Iowa for a 4:00 p.m. matchup against the Emmaus University Eagles on Thursday. Follow along at mbusabercats.com/schedule.
