Box Score

St. Mary's City, Md. – A goal and an assist by junior midfielder Kjell Crooke (Vienna, Va.) lifted Marymount (Va.) University to a key 2-1 Capital Athletic Conference victory over the St. Mary's College of Maryland men's soccer team Monday afternoon.

Crooke helped the Saints (7-7-2, 2-3-2 CAC) get on the board early on in the contest as he dropped a pass from the end line to the penalty kick spot where junior midfielder Carlos Salinas (Fairfax, Va./Northern Virginia CC) slipped it in to the left of senior goalkeeper Paul Spranklin (Columbia, Md./Oakland Mills) at 8:09.

The Seahawk defense held Marymount at bay for the rest of the first half as the Saints headed into intermission with a one-goal lead.  Spranklin went on to finish the contest with three saves for the Seahawks.

The match was knotted at 1-1 at 51:24 as junior captain Brian Payne's (Catonsville, Md./Calvert Hall) cross was deflected by a Saint defender into the center of the goal.

Crooke netted the eventual game-winning goal eight minutes later as he corralled a misplayed defensive clear just inside the box and toed it into the far lower corner.

Marymount edged the Seahawks (4-10-2, 2-4-1 CAC) in shots, 10-7, while owning a 6-2 margin in corner kicks.

Senior William Brahmstedt (Falls Church, Va./JEB Stuart HS) finished with two tops for the Saints.

St. Mary's will be on the road for its next contest as the Seahawks travel to Newport News, Virginia to take on Christopher Newport University in non-conference action at 7:00 pm.