Box Score
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Malcolm Thomas (Albany,
NH/North Yarmouth Acad.) scored the game-winner and
added an assist to lead ninth-ranked Gettysburg past Haverford
2-0 in Centennial Conference (CC) men's soccer action on Saturday.
Thomas netted his first goal of the season
in the 86th minute and added an assist for a career-high three
points.
Mike Bevilacqua (Marshfield, MA/Thayer
Acad.), who scored the game-winning goal in the upset
victory against No. 1 Messiah on Wednesday, also scored in
the game. The current CC Player of the Week leads the team
with 10 goals, including eight goals in his last five games.
Dan DiBruno kept the Fords
(4-3-2, 0-2-2) in the game with eight saves. DiBruno came
up big with back-to-back saves from Chris Borcik (Reisterstown,
MD/Franklin) and David Pone (Bordentown, NH/Bordentown)
in the 42nd minute. The senior also knocked away consecutive
shots from James Bealer (Darien, CT/Darien)
and Mike Leader (Hershey, PA/Hershey) in the
85th minute to maintain the scoreless tie.
DiBruno kept Haverford in the game for 85
minutes before the Bullets (9-0-2, 3-0 CC) broke through to
take the lead and never looked back for their ninth victory
of the year.
Bealer knocked a corner kick toward the twine
when James Miller (Redlands, CA/Redlands) found
Thomas for the score and the 1-0 lead in the 86th minute.
Fourty-one ticks later, Bevilacqua sealed
the victory with a goal in his fifth consecutive contest off
a Thomas assist.
The Fords did not manage a shot on goal and
were outshot 17-2 in the game.
Haverford's Glenn Antkowiak
missed high in the 47th minute and Garvey Camilien
shot went wide in the 75th minute for the Ford's only scoring
opportunities in the game.
Despite not making a save in the contest,
Steve Kopp (Upper Montclair, NJ/Montclair)
posted his sixth shutout of the season and has not allowed
a goal in 559 consecutive minutes.
The Bullets return to action on Wednesday
when they host McDaniel in CC action. Game time is 4 p.m.
Score by Half |
1 |
2 |
- |
F |
Haverford (4-3-2, 0-2-2
CC) |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
#9 Gettysburg (9-0-2, 3-0
CC) |
0 |
1 |
- |
1 |
Scoring
G - Malcolm Thomas (James Miller), 85:48
G - Mike Bevilacqua (Thomas), 86:29
Shots: H 2, G 17. Corner Kicks:
H 0, G 15. Fouls: H 19, G 19. Goalie Saves: H
8 (Dan DiBruno), G 0 (Steve Kopp). -30-
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