WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The
William and Mary men's soccer team fell to Drexel, 3-0, Friday evening from
Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field.
With the loss, the Tribe falls to 2-6-2 on the year and 0-1-1 in CAA
play, while the Dragons improve to 6-2-1 overall and 2-0 in league action. Due to thunderstorms in the region, Friday
night's match was delayed one hour and 25 minutes, finally getting underway at
8:25 p.m.
After a back and forth opening 30 minutes, Drexel got on the
scoreboard when sophomore Guido Pena connected on a free-kick goal in the 31st
minute. For the half, the Green and Gold
generated two shots with one coming on frame, while sophomore keeper Bennett Jones ended the half with one save.
Drexel pushed its advantage to 2-0 after tallying another
free-kick score in the 55th minute. This
time, sophomore John Grosh connected on goal from 22-yards away. Attempting to close the gap, the Tribe
generated a quality look in the 79th minute. On a counter attack, junior Chris Perez raced
over mid-field and slipped a pass to freshman Jackson Eskay, who was occupying
the middle. Eskay then sent a beautiful
through ball to the right-side of the 18, finding classmate Ryan Flesch, who
flipped a shot over Drexel's sliding keeper, but missed just wide right of
goal. Late in the contest, the Dragons
connected on the night's third goal.
For the match, W&M outshot Drexel, 18-12, and owned the
edge in shots on goal, 6-4. The Tribe
also held the advantage in corner kicks, 6-5.
W&M returns to the pitch on Wednesday, Oct. 3, as it
host UNCW in a contest slated to get underway at 7 p.m.