SALISBURY, Md. - The Salisbury University men's
soccer team defeated former Capital Athletic Conference foe Goucher
College 6-0 Wednesday afternoon before a crowd of 130 at the SU
Soccer Complex. With the victory the Sea Gulls are now 16-0
all-time against the Gophers dating back to 1993.
Salisbury (5-3-1, 1-0 CAC) saw six different players score goals,
three in each half. Sophomore Kyle Sterling paced
the Gulls as he finished the game with four points (one goal, two
assists) to add to his team-high 13 points on the year. Junior
Nick Malone put the Sea Gulls up early in the
first half off a Sterling assist to net his team-high third
game-winning goal. Sophomore Greg Taylor followed
with the second strike of the game which was a point blank blast
setup by a slick double assist form junior Ryan
Chacon (two assists) and freshman Chris
Finney. SU ended the first half with a late goal when
sophomore Kevin Mongello scored his first goal of
the season off an assist from sophomore Chas
Gray.
The maroon and gold turned in three second half goals from
Sterling, sophomore Alex Hargrove and freshman
Dave Corrigan.
Sophomore Greg Wellinghoff moved his record to 3-1
with the win and was a big part in Salisbury's sixth shutout of the
year as he saved three shots. Senior Matt Blue
also added 23 scoreless minutes in between the pipes for SU.
Goucher (3-6) suffered its sixth loss in its last seven games as
the Gophers have been outscored 22-9 during that stretch. Sophomore
goalkeeper Justin Holbrook took the loss in goal as he saved one
shot. Freshman Josh Rosenfield came off the bench to stop six Sea
Gull shots and only gave up two goals in the final 36 minutes.
Salisbury will gear up for its next match at No. 4 York (Pa.)
College (9-0, 2-0 CAC) on Saturday, September 29. The Spartans will
put their streak of 49 consecutive games with out a defeat on the
line against the Sea Gulls. Last season, SU finished 0-2 against
YCP as they lost 2-1 in overtime during the regular-season and 2-0
in the CAC semifinals.