Box Score

St. Mary's City, Md. – The St. Mary's College of Maryland men's soccer team got back in the hunt for a Capital Athletic Conference playoff berth Wednesday afternoon with a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Hood College as senior midfielder George Gusack (College Park, Md./DeMatha Catholic) scored twice.

Hood (6-6, 2-3 CAC), who has never beaten the Seahawks, claimed a 1-0 lead late in the first half when first-year midfielder Eric Diehl (Gaithersburg, Md./Damascus) dribbled across the top of the box and then chipped the ball into the top right corner.

The game remained one-nil until the 71st minute when Gusack struck for his first of the afternoon off an assist by senior forward Nick Ibello (Cockeysville, Md./Calvert Hall).  Ibello volleyed the ball to penalty kick spot where Gusack ran on to it and banged in a shot off the near post.

Gusack found the back of the net again just 13 minutes later, this time converting a feed from junior forward Ted Scharfenberg (Holbrook, N.Y./St. John the Baptist).  Scharfenberg slotted a diagonal pass to his right where Gusack picked it up and then chipped it over sophomore goalkeeper William Lane Walkersville, Md./Walkersville) as Lane charged him.  After the chip, the ball bounced in for the game-winning goal.

The Seahawks (4-9-1, 2-3 CAC) posted a 19-8 shot advantage as well as a 3-0 corner kick margin.

Senior goalkeeper Paul Spranklin (Columbia, Md./Oakland Mills) made three stops in recording his fourth win of the season.

Lane, the reigning CAC Defensive Player of the Week, finished the afternoon with seven saves in defeat.

St. Mary's will continue its home stand this Saturday with a league match-up against conference newcomer, Frostburg State University, at 3:00 pm in Seahawk Stadium.