Box Score
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Jesse Gemberling-Johnson
(Wyndmoor, PA/Christopher Dock) and Ian Forster (Doylestown, PA/Central
Bucks West) combined for three goals and two assists to lead Gettysburg
over Ursinus 5-1 in Centennial Conference (CC) men’s soccer action on Saturday.
Gemberling-Johnson, who entered the game with a team-high
24 shots, tallied the Bullets’ first goal in each half, his first two markers
in a Gettysburg uniform. The sophomore transferred from Eastern before the 2005
campaign.
Forster had a hand
in all three second-half goals, setting up Gemberling-Johnson and Mike Tirney
(Springfield, PA/Springfield), then netting his first collegiate goal
to wrap up scoring.
The Bullets
(5-3-2, 2-1-1 CC) needed fewer than seven minutes to go ahead for good. A cross
by Garrett Bruno (Harrisburg, PA/Susquehanna Twp.) was headed out
of the box right to the feet of Gemberling-Johnson, whose 26th shot of the year
hit the back of the net for a 1-0 lead.
Chris
Bayon (Langhorne, PA/Lawrenceville [NJ]) forced a Bear own goal that made
it 2-0 when his cross from the right of the net was played in by an Ursinus defender
in the 18th minute.
The Bears
(2-7, 0-4 CC) pulled within a goal on Jon Herting’s 50-yard bomb at 22:00, but
the second half was all Gettysburg.
Gemberling-Johnson
took a through ball from Forster in stride and scored at 58:39 to restore the
Bullets’ two-goal edge. A similar play, this time from Forster to Tirney at 63:46,
pushed the lead to 4-1.
After
the two helpers, Forster got in the goal column himself, burying a slip header
from Pat Brown (Far Hills, NJ/Ridge) in the 72nd minute.
Gettysburg’s five goals was the team’s highest single-game
total since a 5-0 win over Haverford on Sept. 18, 2004.
Herting, Donald Reilly and Tyler Johnson
recorded shots for Ursinus, which fell to 1-12 all-time against the Bullets in
conference play. Brian Berkowitz made five saves before giving way
to Ed de Gottal for the final 20:15.
Gettysburg returns to action on Tuesday at home against
Messiah. Game time is 7 p.m.
| Score by Half | 1 | 2 | - | F |
| Ursinus (2-7, 0-4 CC) | 1 | 0 | - | 1 |
| Gettysburg (5-3-2, 2-1-1 CC) | 2 | 3 | - | 5 |
Scoring
G
– Jesse Gemberling-Johnson, 7:12
G – Own Goal, 17:04
U – Jon Herting, 20:00
G – Gemberling-Johnson
(Ian Forster), 58:39
G – Mike Tirney (Forster), 63:46
G – Forster (Pat Brown), 71:36
Shots:
U 3, G 16. Corner Kicks: U 1, G 6. Fouls: U 16, G 9. Saves: U 6 (Brian Berkowitz
5, Ed de Gottal 1), G 1 (Nick Wells-Bundtzen 1, Adam Finkel 0).
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