Catawba holds Tusculum scoreless for program-record sixth straight shutout | Free | September 27, 2026

SAC men’s soccer · Postgame · Sunday, September 27, 2026 · 4:30 p.m. EDT · Pioneer Field, Greeneville, Tennessee

Catawba won 2–0 at Tusculum, moving to 6–0–2 overall and 3–0–1 in South Atlantic Conference play. The Pioneers fell to 1–4–1 (0–2–1 SAC). The result gave Catawba six consecutive shutouts, a program record; goalkeeper Héctor Vara played all 90 minutes and made two saves in this match. Catawba says Vara logged all 540 minutes of the six-match streak without conceding.

Gabriel Miranda opened the scoring at 24:02, finishing a sequence involving Alex Payton and João Magalhães. Guilherme Quintas added the second at 81:02, heading in Magalhães’s free-kick delivery. Catawba led 1–0 at halftime and scored once in each half.

The box score favored Catawba 12–4 in shots, 6–2 in shots on goal, and 9–0 in corners. Tusculum’s Gavin Roux made four saves. Player totals reconcile to the team lines: Catawba’s 12 shots, six shots on goal, two goals and three assists; Tusculum’s four shots and two shots on goal.

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