Box Score
St. Mary's City, Md. – Junior
captain Brian Payne (Catonsville, Md./Calvert
Hall) had a goal and an assist as the St. Mary's College of
Maryland men's soccer team is now unbeaten in their last two
games. The Seahawks picked up a 2-2 draw with Frostburg State
University Saturday afternoon to strengthen their shot of a berth
in the upcoming Capital Athletic Conference playoffs.
Frostburg State (4-7-3, 1-2-3 CAC) went up 2-0 in the first half
following goals in the 15th and 18th minutes while the Seahawks
tallied both of their goals in the second half.
Sophomore forward Shawn Baker (Jefferson,
Md./Brunswick) notched the Bobcats' first goal of the match
at 14:45 as Baker launched a shot from about 35
yards out that, with help from the afternoon's strong winds,
sailed over the head of senior goalkeeper Paul
Spranklin (Columbia, Md./Oakland Mills).
Junior midfielder Michael Bistany (Greenbelt,
Md./DeMatha Catholic) converted on a penalty kick at 17:22 for
FSU's second tally.
Senior defender Kevin Seeger (Gaithersburg,
Md./Northwest) cut the lead to 2-1 at 56:36 as
Seeger headed in Payne's
corner kick from the right side. Payne then
knotted the contest at 2-all at 60:25 as he split two defenders
with his shot from just inside the penalty box, sending it to the
upper left corner just inside the near post.
St. Mary's (4-9-2, 2-3-1 CAC) excellent opportunities to
claim a victory in the second overtime stanza as junior
Matt Grady (Rockville, Md./Walter Johnson) had
three consecutive shots blocked and senior Keith
Hines' (Hollywood, Md./Leonardtown) header in the
final 10 seconds hit the near post and bounced out wide.
Spranklin finished the afternoon with five
saves, including a nice mid-air grab at close range off of senior
midfielder Danny Hutchins' (Baltimore,
Md./Parkville) foot in the second half to prevent FSU from claiming
a two-goal edge as well as notching a save in the first overtime
period.
The Seahawks posted a 30-11 shot advantage as well as a
10-4 corner kick margin.
Senior Stephen Cavallo (Charlotte, N.C./East
Lincoln) also had five stops for Frostburg State.
St. Mary's home stand continues Monday, October 18 with a
conference match-up against Marymount (Va.) University at 3:00 pm
in Seahawk Stadium.
