Box Score
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Chris Borcik (Reisterstown,
MD/Franklin) netted the game-winning goal to lead
Gettysburg past Eastern in non-conference men's soccer action
on Saturday.
Borcik scored the eventual game-winner for
his second goal of the season. James Bealer (Darien,
CT/Darien) gave the Bullets (4-0-1) an early lead
with his first goal of the season and second of his career.
Bealer scored his first collegiate goal in a 9-0 victory against
Lycoming on Oct. 4, 2001.
Jon Ruiz scored the lone goal
for the Eagles (2-2) in the losing effort.
After battling for 53-scoreless minutes,
Gettysburg scored two unanswered goals and stopped a late
Eastern threat for their fourth victory of the season.
Borcik scored unassisted in the 83rd minute
to give the Bullets a 2-0 advantage.
Ruiz beat the Gettysburg defense and found
the back of the twine two minutes later to cut the deficit
to 2-1.
Bealer scored the first goal of the game
off a corner kick in the 54th minute to break the scoreless
tie.
The Eagles missed several scoring opportunities
in the contest after the Bullets took the 1-0 lead.
Gettysburg goalkeeper Steve Kopp (Upper
Montclair, NJ/Montclair) made his lone save in the
contest in the 58th minute off a shot from Kent Metzler.
With the Bullets clinging to a 2-1 advantage,
Eastern's last chance to knot the game went wide off the foot
of Kyle Shedaker.
John Stot made two stops in
the contest for the Eagles.
Gettysburg returns to action on Wednesday
when they host York (Pa.). Game time is 4:30 p.m.
| Score by Half |
1 |
2 |
- |
F |
| Eastern (2-2) |
0 |
1 |
- |
1 |
| Gettysburg (4-0-1) |
0 |
2 |
- |
2 |
Scoring
G - James Bealer, 1 (unassisted), 53:44
G - Chris Borcik, 1 (unassisted), 82:18
E - Jon Ruiz (unassisted), 84:35
Shots: E 8, G 7. Corner Kicks:
E 3, G 4. Fouls: E 29, G 24. Goalie Saves: E
2 (John Stot), G 1 (Steve Kopp).
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