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The University of Redlands men’s soccer team shut down the offense of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges as the Bulldogs prevailed, 1-0, over the Stags on Wednesday evening in Redlands.

In the 53rd minute, senior midfielder Will Kelly (Seattle, WA) drove down the right wing and crossed a pass to the center of the box. Sophomore midfielder Cody Carlson (Burbank, CA) took Kelly’s pass, squared, and sent the ball flying into the back of the net, giving Redlands a 1-0 lead that it would not relinquish.

The Bulldogs dictated the tempo of the game, keeping the ball in their offensive third for the majority of the match. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps managed eight shots, but just two were put on target. The Maroon and Gray uncorked 15 shots and earned four corner-kick opportunities to the Stags’ three.

Senior goalkeeper Evan Hobson (San Diego, CA) kept a clean sheet for the third straight match, making two saves. The Bulldog back line continued to improve the team’s goals-against average on the season, dropping the figure from 1.29 to 1.21 with its shutout effort.

In between the pipes for the visitors, Ryan Fahey turned away three shots. Notably, the Stag defense notched two team saves on the evening.

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (7-6-2, 6-4-1 SCIAC) visits Whittier College on Saturday for an 11 a.m. match.

Redlands (8-6-2, 7-3-1 SCIAC) travels to Thousand Oaks on Saturday for an 11 a.m. tilt against the Kingsmen of Cal Lutheran University. The match will be streamed live at http://kadytv.com/clu.php, courtesy of KADYTV. In their first meeting this year on Sept. 30, the Bulldogs won, 2-0.