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Men's Soccer

N.C. Wesleyan Rolls Past St. Mary's

Box Score

Rocky Mount, N.C. - Six different Battling Bishops found the back of the net as North Carolina Wesleyan College posted a 6-1 non-conference men's soccer victory over St. Mary's College of Maryland Tuesday afternoon.

N.C. Wesleyan (7-6) notched a 2-0 halftime lead behind goals from freshmen Manuel Pacheco (Vigo, Spain) at 22:51 and Irvin Herrera (Herndon, Va./West Field) at 42:31.

The Battling Bishops tacked on four more goals in the second half, starting with midfielders Arkadiusz Trochowski (Hamburg, Germany) at 55:52 and Edgar Zaldivar (Alexandria, Va./West Potomac) at 65:33.

The Seahawks (4-11) avoided the shutout when freshman defender Taylor Lewis (Upper Marlboro, Md./Leonardtown) sent in a corner kick where sophomore defender Drew Gainey (Mechanicsville, Md./Chopticon) headed in the ball for his first collegiate goal at 69:33.

Sophomore midfielder Ousman Sarr (Raleigh, N.C./Muslim Secondary) and freshman forward Michael Muhseler (Hanover, Germany) netted the final two goals of the contest at 78:15 and 82:09, respectively.

Zaldivar paced the Battling Bishops with a goal and two assists, while Pacheco, Muhseler, and Herrera added a goal and an assist.

N.C. Wesleyan outshot the Seahawks 23 to 7, while owning a 10-3 margin in corner kicks.

Freshman Philipp Uttikal (Kirchheim, Germany) picked up three saves in the win for his third win of the season.

St. Mary's junior goalkeeper Paul Spranklin (Columbia, Md./Oakland Mills) made eight stops in the loss.

The Seahawks will return to action this Saturday, October 24 when St. Mary's travels to York, Pa. to face No. 17 York College in Capital Athletic Conference action at 3:00 pm.

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Players Mentioned

Paul Spranklin

#00 Paul Spranklin

GK
6' 3"
Junior
Taylor Lewis

#7 Taylor Lewis

D
5' 10"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Paul Spranklin

#00 Paul Spranklin

6' 3"
Junior
GK
Taylor Lewis

#7 Taylor Lewis

5' 10"
Sophomore
D