Sep 16, 2017
For Immediate Release · By Nairem Moran · nmoran@smcm.edu
Ashland, Va. – The St. Mary's College of Maryland men's soccer team saw a one-goal advantage evaporate in the final 40 minutes as Randolph-Macon College rallied with two unanswered goals Saturday afternoon. St. Mary's suffered a 3-2 setback at Randolph-Macon as the Seahawks dropped their second straight.
St. Mary's 2, Randolph-Macon 3
How It Happened
- Randolph-Macon claimed a 1-0 lead late in the first half when Dylan Ogletree beat sophomore keeper Patrick Paolini (Gaithersburg, Md./Quince Orchard) and then passed it off to Ruben Niamien for the finish at 39:37.
- The Seahawks responded just before halftime as senior forward Adam Kratz (Owings, Md./Northern) fired a shot from the top of the box past Brian Breslin to send both teams into halftime in a 1-1 deadlock.
- Five minutes into the second half, St. Mary's gained a 2-1 lead when first-year defender Will Miller (Middletown, Md./Middletown) headed in junior midfielder Aaron Tanenbaum's (Reno, Nev./Walt Whitman) in-swinging corner kick.
- The Yellow Jackets answered about eight minutes later with a header of their own when Bryan Lutz put the finishing touch on Andrew Griggs' corner kick.
- The game-winning goal was an own goal as a St. Mary's defender misplayed a free kick off the foot of Paul Duffy.
For the Seahawks (3-4-0)
- Scorers: Kratz (1 goal); Miller (1 goal); Tanenbaum (1 assist)
- Goalkeeper: Patrick Paolini (0 saves, 3 goals allowed, 90:00)
- St. Mary's put up eight shots (two on goal) and four corner kicks.
For Randolph-Macon (6-0-0)
- Scorers: Niamien (1 goal); Lutz (1 goal); Own Goal (1 goal); Ogletree (1 assist); Griggs (1 assist)
- Goalkeeper: Breslin (0 saves, 2 goals allowed, 90:00)
- The Yellow Jackets finished with 10 shots (three on goal) and six corner kicks.
Notes
- St. Mary's was the first time this season to score against the Yellow Jackets, who had outscored their opponents, 10-0, in their first five games.
- This is just the third win for R-MC against the Seahawks in nine meetings.
Up Next for the Seahawks
- Sept. 17 vs. Swarthmore College (2-3-1) – Seahawk Stadium – 2:00 p.m.
- Swarthmore commands a 9-3 all-time record against the Seahawks with St. Mary's last win coming in 2005.
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