For Immediate Release · By Monica Vega · mvega@smcm.edu

St. Mary's City, Md. – Senior midfielder Nick Tait (Silver Spring, Md./Sandy Spring Friends) would score the game-winning goal for the St. Mary's College of Maryland men's soccer team in the 59th minute, securing the 3-2 non-conference win over Randolph-Macon College. The win extended the Seahawks' unbeaten streak to seven games following a fierce battle against Randolph-Macon College. 

St. Mary's (Md.) 3, Randolph-Macon 2

How It Happened

• The two sides finished the first half in a 1-1 draw.
• The Yellow Jackets would be first on the board when first-year Anthony Astruc (Glen Allen, Va./Benedictine) scored at 18:00 off an assist from junior defender Jacob McHugh (Aberdeen, Md./West Nottingham Academy).
• Junior captain Sunny Chhatani (Lima, Peru/Indian Creek School [Md.])would find the net at 43:20 for the equalizer after a pass from the right off the foot of junior forward Luke Barber (Washington, D.C./Walt Whitman).
• Soon after in the 48th minute, senior midfielder Kyle Reichard (Crofton, Md./Good Counsel) would score off an assist from Tait, giving St. Mary's its first lead of the game.
• Randolph-Macon would tie up the game at 48:55 as they scored their final goal of the game when first-year forward Andrew Griggs (Galloway, N.J./Absegami) finished off a corner kick.
• Tait would battle around the goal and take a few dribbles before striking the ball into the back of the net for the eventual game-winner at 58:01.

For the Seahawks (6-0-1)

• Scorers: Tait (1 goal, 1 assist); Chhatani (1 goal); Reichard(1 goal); Barber (1 assist).
• Goalkeeper: Patrick Paolini (3 saves, 2 goals allowed, 90:00).
• St. Mary's finished the game with 10 shots and two corner kicks.

For Randolph-Macon (3-1-2)

• Scorers: Astruc (1 goal); Griggs (1 goal); Jacob McHugh (1 assist); Logan McHugh (1 assist).
• Goalkeeper: Brian Breslin (6 saves, 3 goals allowed, 90:00).
• The Yellow Jackets put up 11 shots and five corner kicks.

Notes

• Tait continues to move up in the record book as he is now in sole possession of seventh all-time with 26 career goals. Tait is also seventh all-time with 72 points and six game-winning goals while ranking tied for sixth with 20 career assists.
• St. Mary's improves to 6-2 all-time against Randolph-Macon.

Up next for the Seahawks

• 9/21 at Swarthmore College – 7:00 p.m.
• The Seahawks will be looking for their first win over Swarthmore since 2005. The Garnet has won five straight and own an 8-3 record against St. Mary's.

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