The 15th-Ranked Baldwin Wallace University Men's Soccer Team Falls at Muskingum, 2-1
BEREA, OHIO -- The 15th-ranked Baldwin Wallace University men's soccer team fell to Muskingum College, 2-1, today (Saturday, October 21) in an Ohio Athletic Conference game in New Concord, Ohio. The loss kept the Yellow Jackets from tying the school single-season record for victories. In addition, Muskingum's two goals marked the first time this season that the Yellow Jackets allowed two goals to an opponent.
With their loss, the Yellow-Jackets are 13-2-1 overall and 5-2 in the OAC and fell out of first place. With the win, the Muskies are now 9-6-1 overall and 4-2-1 in the OAC.
Muskingum scored the only goal of the first half when Drew United found the back of the net at the 10:00 minute mark. The score was 1-0 at halftime.
In the second half, the Yellow Jackets tied the game at 1-1 when junior All-OAC forward Matt Pietro (Canfield) scored at the 53-minute mark with an assist from junior All-OAC forward Brian Sugerman (Akron/Richfield Revere).
Muskingum's final goal came at the 77-minute mark when Tim Marcinek scored the game-winner with an assist from Adam Mitchell.
In goal, sophomore Alex Stavros (Fairlawn/ Copley) allowed two goals while facing 15 shots and had five saves.
The 2006 OAC Tournament begins on Wednesday, November 1. The OAC Championship Game is on Saturday, November 4 and the winner of the OAC Tournament receives an automatic berth in the NCAA Division III National Tournament.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact BW Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple by telephone at 440-826-2327, by FAX machine at 440-826-2329 or via e-mail at kruple@bw.edu. To contact Head Coach Reid Ayers, please call his office at 440-826-3839, FAX him at 440-826-2192 or e-mail him at rayers@bw.edu.