For Immediate Release · nmoran@smcm.edu

Chestertown, Md. – The St. Mary's College of Maryland men's soccer team remains unbeaten on the young 2016 campaign with tonight's 1-0 non-conference road win over the host Washington College Shoremen.

St. Mary's (Md.) 1, Washington College 0

How It Happened

• Junior forward Emmanuel Oppong (Tema, Ghana/Blake [Md.]) commandeered a Washington College clearing attempt, weaved through the Shoremen defense, and netted his second goal of the season from 20 yards out off the left post at 41:28.
• The second half was a testy affair with three of the four Seahawk yellow cards coming in the final 45 minutes of the match.
• First-year goalkeeper Patrick Paolini (North Potomac, Md./Quince Orchard) preserved the shutout with three saves in the second half on seven shots faced.

For the Seahawks (2-0-1)

• Scorer: Oppong (1 goal).
• Goalkeeper: Junior Zack Haussler (Woodbine, Md./Glenelg) (4 saves, 0 goals allowed, 45:00); Paolini (3 saves, 0 goals allowed, 45:00).
• St. Mary's finished the match with 10 shots and two corner kicks.

For Washington College (1-1-0)

• Scorer: None.
• Goalkeeper: Josh Samuels (3 saves, 1 goal allowed, 90:00).
• The Shoremen tallied 12 shots and four corner kicks.

Notes

• Tonight's Seahawk victory is just the fourth all-time against Washington College in 14 matches as the Shoremen now lead the series 7-4-3.

Up Next for the Seahawks

• 9/10 vs. Gustavus Adolphus - 2:00 p.m. (Seahawks Classic)
• This will be the first-ever meeting between St. Mary's and Gustavus Adolphus, who hails from Saint Peter, Minnesota.

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