Box Score

Salisbury, Md. – In the first day of the 2010 Elmer Lord Classic hosted by Salisbury University, the St. Mary's College of Maryland men's soccer team dropped a 2-0 decision to Elizabethtown College Saturday afternoon.

The Seahawks (0-2) will look to turn the tide around tomorrow during the final day of the Elmer Lord Classic as St. Mary's takes on SUNY Geneseo (0-1-1) at 1:00 pm.  Geneseo suffered a 2-1 setback to No. 20 Salisbury earlier in the day.

Despite the loss, St. Mary's much improvement from Wednesday's 5-0 loss at Neumann College.  The Seahawks outshout Elizabethtown, 10-7, and edged them in corner kicks, 6-4.  Five different Seahawks put the ball on cage but junior Andy Barnes (Wilmington, Del./A.I. DuPont) denied all five shots.

Elizabethtown (1-0), a member of the Commonwealth Conference, held only a 1-0 halftime advantage behind an unassisted goal from sophomore forward Javeim Blanchette (Old Town, St. Kitts and Nevis/Washington Archibald) at 26:24.  The Seahawk defense regrouped and held the Blue Jays scoreless for the remainder of the first half.

St. Mary's dominated the second half, outshooting the Blue Jays by a 9-4 margin, but Barnes came up with four second half shots.  Elizabethtown's second goal was an own goal as the ball was played in by senior midfielder Chris Rice (Elizabethtown, Pa./Elizabethtown) and deflected off a Seahawk player.

Senior Paul Spranklin (Columbia, Md./Oakland Mills) made two saves in goal for the Seahawks.