WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – William & Mary men's soccer scored once in each half in picking up an important Colonial Athletic Association win over Drexel, 2-0, on Saturday night at Martin Family Stadium.
Juniors
Diba Nwegbo and
Alfredo Bozalongo each tallied goals in the victory. Defensively, junior
Connor Andrews recorded a pair of saves to record his second shutout of the year.
Nwegbo opened the scoring the Green and Gold (4-6, 2-3 CAA) in the 34th minute. On the play, junior
Alexander Levengood played Nwegbo free into space down the right flank. The Tribe striker cut into the upper right corner of the 18-yard box and tucked a beautiful bending shot just inside the left post for his fourth goal of the year.
Five minutes into the second half, Andrews came up with his first of two saves to deny a Drexel (5-6-1, 2-2-1 CAA) scoring chance. Kyle Tucker and Chris Donovan played give-and-go into the top of the box, but Andrews smothered Donovan's toe-poke that was intended for the lower right corner of the goal.
The Green and Gold doubled its lead in the 56th minute, cashing in a corner kick chance. Levengood played the corner short to classmate
Nathan Messer who sent a cross to the middle of the area. Bozalongo beat a Dragon defender to the service and volleyed it home from 10 yards out into the right side of the goal for his first tally of the year, giving W&M a 2-0 advantage.
Scoring Summary
34' | W&M –
Diba Nwegbo (
Alexander Levengood)
56' | W&M –
Alfredo Bozalongo (
Alexander Levengood/
Nathan Messer)
W&M Starters – #26 Andrews (GK), #3 Donynath, #6 Bozalongo, #7 Levengood, #8 Villeda, #9 Nwegbo, #11 Messer, #13 Crocco, #14 Knapp, #19 Hosseinian, #23 Core
Drexel Starters – #1 Sanders, #2 Detweiler, #4 Nesseler, #5 McCarthy, #7 Chris Donovan, #12 Yassine Elkahloun, #15 Valtteri Hiilloskorpi, #16 Tucker, #17 Edo Martin, #18 Senden, #24 Murphy
Inside the Numbers
- The Tribe outshot Drexel, 18-10, for the game and 12-6 in the second half.
- W&M put nine shots on goal compared to just two for Drexel.
- The Green and Gold generated seven corner kick chances, while the Dragons had two.
- Levengood led W&M with six shots, including four on goal, while Nwegbo had five shots and four on goal.
Notes
Junior
Diba Nwegbo tallied his team-leading fourth goal of the season and the sixth of his career … Nwegbo also recorded his first career game-winning goal … Junior
Alexander Levengood registered two assists on the night to bring his total to three on the year … Junior
Alfredo Bozalongo tallied his first goal of the season and the fourth of his career … Junior
Nathan Messer recorded his third assist of the year, which is tied for the team lead with Levengood … W&M posted its fourth shutout of the season and the second of the year for junior goalkeeper
Connor Andrews.
Up Next
The Tribe returns to action when it hits the road to play its third ACC foe of the season in NC State on Tuesday, Oct. 19. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. in Raleigh and the match will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.
