Box Score

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Chris Borcik (Reisterstown, MD/Franklin) scored twice off assists from Mike Tirney (Springfield, PA/Springfield) to lead Gettysburg past Ursinus 3-0 in Centennial Conference (CC) men’s soccer action on Saturday.

 David Pone (Bordentown, NJ/Bordentown) added his first goal of the season as the Bullets (6-4, 3-0 CC) won for the 11th time in their last 12 meetings with the Bears (3-5, 0-3 CC). Backed by a defense that held Ursinus to three shots, Nick Wells-Bundtzen (Williamstown, MA/Mt. Greylock) made two saves to record his third shutout of the season.

 Borcik needed fewer than five minutes to put Gettysburg ahead to stay, converting Tirney’s first collegiate assist at 4:40 for a 1-0 lead. Pone, the squad’s assist leader, cracked the goal column with an unassisted tally in the 39th minute to make it 2-0 at halftime.

 Tirney set up Borcik again in the 69th minute to close the scoring. With his two goals on the day, Borcik took over the team for goals (6) and points (13).
 Pone finished with a team-high three of the Bullets’ 12 shots. Gettysburg also held a 9-2 advantage in corner kicks.

 Bear goalie Brian Berkowitz finished with five saves.

 Gettysburg returns to action on Friday at home against Franklin & Marshall. Game time is 7 p.m.
 

Score by Half	1	2	-	F
Gettysburg (6-4, 3-0 CC)	2	1	-	3
Ursinus (3-5, 0-3 CC)	0	0	-	0

Scoring
G – Chris Borcik 5 (Mike Tirney), 4:40
G – David Pone 1, 38:21
G – Borcik 6 (Tirney), 68:27

Shots:  G 12, U 3. Corner Kicks: G 9, U 2. Fouls: G 19, U 22. Saves: G 2 (Nick Wells-Bundtzen), U 5 (Brian Berkowitz).

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