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Gettysburg’s Offensive Outburst Leads to Season-Opening
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| FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – The Gettysburg College men’s soccer team jumped out
to an impressive start to the 2008 season with a dominating offensive display against Marymount University, beating
the helpless Saints 5-1 in the first contest of the University of Mary Washington Classic on Saturday, August 30.
Gettysburg (1-0) jumped out to a 4-0 lead before Marymount (0-1) was able to respond. Junior Frank Spada (Huntingdon
Valley, Pa./Chestnut Hill Academy) kick-started the attack with his first career goal in the 17th minute via an
assist from classmate Ryan Shaffer (Biglerville, Pa./Biglerville). The Bullets tacked on one more goal before the
end of the opening half when first-year Eric Hynes (Far Hills, N.J./Pingry School) converted a pass from junior
Rich Kampert (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks West) at 42:17. No time was wasted in the final stanza by Gettysburg
as the Bullets found the mark twice in the first six minutes. Senior Chris Bayon (Langhorne, Pa./Lawrenceville
School (N.J.)) signed the scorebook for his first goal of the season in the 47th minute and junior Geoff Menge
(Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks West) followed just four minutes later with a score. Sophomore Teddy Smith (Ellicott
City, Md./Centennial) assisted on both Bullet tallies. After Marymount cracked the scoring column at 53:38, Bayon
polished off the scoring with his second goal from a pass by Menge at 61:11. The goal pushed the Gettysburg senior
into seventh on the school’s all-time lists for points (69) and goals (30). Senior Adam Finkel (Potomac, Md./Winston
Churchill) made two saves in the opening 80:42 to earn the victory, while classmate Jeff Greenlaw (Westfield, N.J./Westfield)
finished off the match in goal for Gettysburg.The Bullets held sizeable advantages in the shot department (19-4)
and on corner kicks (7-0) in the contest. Bayon led the way with four shots, while Hynes and fellow freshman Kyle
DeBlois (Cranbury, N.J./Princeton) each attempted three. |
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McKenna Leads Bullets Past Royals in OT
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| GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Junior Kerry McKenna (Sharon, Conn./Kent School) picked
the perfect opportunity to score her first career goal at Gettysburg College as her shot in the 94th minute propelled
the women’s soccer team to a dramatic 1-0 overtime victory over visiting Eastern Mennonite University at Clark
Field on Saturday, August 30. Gettysburg (1-0) had a fair share of opportunities to jump on the board throughout
the contest, taking a dozen more shots than the visitors (17-5), but Eastern Mennonite (0-2) goalkeeper Abi Diffenbach
stopped eight would-be goals in regulation. The Royals nearly ended the match in the final minute as all-conference
forward Katie Lamm, who scored the team’s first goal of the season against No. 2 Messiah on Friday, corralled the
ball on the Bullets’ side of the field and went one-on-one with Gettysburg senior goalie Danielle St. Pierre (Londonderry,
N.H./Trinity). St. Pierre waited patiently for her moment to strike and timed it perfectly, smothering the ball
just as Lamm was about to make a move around. The Orange & Blue went on the offensive early in the extra session
as freshman Sara Montague (Newark, Del./St. Mark's) sent a shot sailing wide of the goal in the opening minute.
Gettysburg regained possession of the ball and following a Royal foul, set up for a free kick about 30 yards outside
the box. The ensuing kick found plenty of bodies at the top of the box before Montague chipped it with her head
up and over the defensive line to McKenna. The Bullet junior controlled the ball just outside and in front of the
left post and slotted the ball past the keeper’s out-stretched hands and into the bottom right corner. St. Pierre
made one save en route to her 16th career shutout. Senior Erin Miller (Massapequa, N.Y./St. Anthony's) led the
offense with four shots, while Montague and seniors Whitney Odell (Andover, N.J./Lenape Valley Regional) and Tara
Gaston (Newtown, Conn./Newtown) each managed three. |
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JUNIOR LIFTS TCNJ MEN’S SOCCER PAST FDU-FLORHAM
IN SEASON OPENER, 3-0
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| Hoboken, NJ…The College of New Jersey men’s soccer team opened the 2008 season
on the road at the Stevens’ College Cup Tournament. TCNJ opened the campaign with a 3-0 victory over FDU-Florham.
TCNJ stands at 1-0 on the young season, while the Devils drop to 0-1. TCNJ will face the University of Redlands
on Sunday, August 31 at noon in the final day of competition. Leading the way for the Lions on Saturday was a walk-on
for the Lions, senior Matt Junior (Newton, NJ/Kittatinny Regional). Junior netted two goals on the day in his collegiate
debut.Senior Chris Nelan (Barrington, NJ/Haddon Heights) collected the game-winning goal to put TCNJ on the scoreboard
at 37:59 as he beat the goalie after being a defender in a one on one situation on the right side of the box. The
goal was the fourth of his career as a Lion, but his first career game-winner. Junior added an insurance goal for
the Lions right before the half for his first tally at 42:03 on a pass from rookie Ed Kozic (Raritan, NJ/Immaculata)
and junior Kevin Luber (Delran, NJ/Delran). Junior would score another goal late in the match (84:45) on a feed
from Luber. Luber the Lions’ top scorer a year ago, now has 34 career points on 11 goals and 12 assists as TCNJ.
In net for the Lions sophomore Eric Goldwaser (Wyckoff, NJ/Indian Hills) made his first career start and worked
84:50 minutes of shutout action with one save on the day. He shared the shutout win with sophomore Chris Kulick
(Flemington, NJ/Hunterdon Central). FDU-Florham’s sophomore Kevin Herbert (Whippany, NJ/Whippany Park) made 11
saves in the match with three goals allowed in 90 minutes of work. |
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