PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Senior
Julian Ngoh scored his first goal of the season and William & Mary men's soccer outshot Saint Joseph's, 16-4, in the second half, but the host Hawks found the back of the net twice in each half to pull out a 4-1 win at Sweeney Field on Tuesday night.
Falling behind 2-0 at the half, the Tribe (0-3-2) turned up the pressure and rallied in the second frame. W&M pulled one back in the 69th minute as Ngoh scored off a rebound. The senior striker fed sophomore
John Eberle free in the right side of the box. His chance was stopped by Joseph Boehm, but both freshman
Nathan Messer and Ngoh got to the rebound with the senior finishing to close the gap to 2-1.
Saint Joseph's (3-3) put the game away with two goals in the final 12 minutes. Leon Maric tallied his second goal of the night in the 78th minute, before David Grana capped the scoring with two minutes remaining.
The home team took a 1-0 lead in the 26th minute on a penalty kick. Ritchie Barry played a through ball into the left side of the area, and as he ran onto it, Daniel Morales went down in the box and was awarded the PK. Leon Maric converted the spot-kick for the game's first marker.
Bryce Wallace doubled Saint Joseph's lead with a rebound goal in the 38th minute. Barry was once again involved as he made a run into the box, but his chance on frame was blocked by freshman goalkeeper
Kieran Baskett. The rebound spilled over to the middle of the area, and Wallace finished with a low shot the left side of the goal.
Starting Lineups
W&M – #22 Baskett (GK), #3 Bozalongo, #4 Bradley, #5 Golan, #7 Smith, #9 Nwegbo, #13 Shane, #15 Levengood, #17 Ascota, #19 Villeda, #24 Ngoh
SJU – #1 Boehm (GK), #3 Grana, #5 Morales, #10 Dahn, #14 Barry, Watkins, #20 Mullins, #25 Cunningham, #26 Hartmann, #27 Maric, #31 Lyons
Scoring Summary
26' | SJU - Leon Maric (Penalty Kick)
38' | SJU – Bryce Wallace (Ritchie Barry)
69' | W&M –
Julian Ngoh (
John Eberle)
78' | SJU – Leon Maric (Ritchie Barry and Bryce Wallace)
88' | SJU – David Grana (unassisted)
Quotable
"We are very disappointed with our first-half performance. We lacked urgency and sharpness, and they punished us for it. We fought hard in the second half and briefly made it a game, but got exposed when we threw numbers forward. Now, we have to learn from this and prepare for a difficult CAA match." - W&M head coach
Chris Norris
- The Tribe held a 17-13 advantage in shots, including a 16-4 cushion in the second half. Both teams placed nine shots on goal.
- W&M had seven corner kicks compared to two for Saint Joseph's.
- Senior
Julian Ngoh led W&M with six shots, including three on goal, while freshman
Nathan Messer added five shots.
Notes
The Tribe started five freshmen for the third-straight match … Senior
Julian Ngoh notched his first goal of the season and the seventh of his career … Sophomore
John Eberle tallied his first career point registering the assist on Ngoh's goal … Freshman goalkeeper
Kieran Baskett tallied five saves, his third-straight match with five or more saves … Saint Joseph's won their first game in the series on Tuesday after the Tribe claimed the first two, including a 2-0 win in Williamsburg last season.
Up Next
- The Tribe returns to the City of Brotherly Love on Saturday night for a CAA title with Drexel at 6 p.m.
- The game will be streamed on CAA.TV.
