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Isaac Ekobo dribbling vs. Stevenson (Mar. 2020)
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St. Mary's (Md.) SMCM (9-4-0)
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Winner Chris. Newport CNU (5-3-2)
St. Mary's (Md.) SMCM
(9-4-0)
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Final
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Chris. Newport CNU
(5-3-2)
Winner
Score By Periods
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St. Mary's (Md.) SMCM 1 1 2
Chris. Newport CNU 1 3 4

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Nairem Moran

Ekobo Scores Twice but Seahawks Men’s Soccer Falls at Christopher Newport

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Senior forward Isaac Ekobo (Waldorf, Md./Thomas Stone) notched his second brace of the season in the second straight loss for the St. Mary's College of Maryland men's soccer team. The Seahawks (9-4-0) dropped a 4-2 decision Saturday night to former conference foe, Christopher Newport University (5-3-2).
 
How It Happened
  • St. Mary's College drew first blood early in the second minute as senior defender Aidan Kelley (Salisbury, Md./James Bennett) slotted a pass to Ekobo, who took a touch to his right and then fired a shot into the lower right corner for his sixth of the season.
  • The two sides headed into halftime deadlocked at 1-1 after Ethan Larson finished off a feed from Owen Burnett in the 42nd minute.
  • Just under three minutes into the start of the second half, Christopher Newport claimed its first lead of the game, 2-1, when Cory Hogge made good on a free kick just outside the box.
  • The match was tied for the second time when Ekobo rifled a free kick from 20 yards out into the near top corner at 56:00.
  • After assisting on the CNU's first goal of the game, Burnett scored one of his own in the 72nd minute off an assist from Colin McMunn.
  • The Captains' final goal came three minutes later when Will Collins intercepted junior Liam deLone-Bellsey's (Takoma Park, Md./Montgomery Blair) pass through the box, running up to the ball and one-timing it into the empty net.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • Christopher Newport, who is third in Region VI, posted a 19-5 shot advantage as well as a 5-3 edge in corner kicks.
 
Top Performers
  • Ekobo stretches his goal streak to four as he led the Seahawks with two goals on two shots.
  • deLone-Bellsey made four saves as St. Mary's College, who is fourth in Region IV, matches its longest skid of the season of back-to-back losses for the second time this season.
  • Burnett finished with a team-best of four shots as well as a goal and an assist while Cole Irvin collected two saves in the Captains' second straight win.
 
Notes
  • Christopher Newport extends its unbeaten streak against the Seahawks to 15 (14-0-1) with tonight's victory. St. Mary's College's last win over CNU came on October 22, 2005, by a 3-1 count in St. Mary's City.
 
Up Next for the Seahawks
  • Oct. 13 vs. Mary Washington (6-3-2) – St. Mary's City, Md. / JLR Stadium – 7:00 p.m.
 
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