Box Score
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – The Gettysburg College men's soccer team jumped out to an impressive start to the 2008 season with a dominating offensive display against Marymount University, beating the helpless Saints 5-1 in the first contest of the University of Mary Washington Classic on Saturday.
Gettysburg (1-0) jumped out to a 4-0 lead before Marymount (0-1) was able to respond. Junior
Frank Spada (Huntingdon Valley, Pa./Chestnut Hill Academy) kick-started the attack with his first career goal in the 17th minute via an assist from classmate
Ryan Shaffer (Biglerville, Pa./Biglerville). The Bullets tacked on one more goal before the end of the opening half when first-year
Eric Hynes (Far Hills, N.J./Pingry School) converted a pass from junior
Rich Kampert (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks West) at 42:17.
No time was wasted in the final stanza by Gettysburg as the Bullets found the mark twice in the first six minutes. Senior
Chris Bayon (Langhorne, Pa./Lawrenceville School (N.J.)) signed the scorebook for his first goal of the season in the 47th minute and junior
Geoff Menge (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks West) followed just four minutes later with a score. Sophomore
Teddy Smith (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial) assisted on both Bullet tallies.
After Marymount cracked the scoring column at 53:38, Bayon polished off the scoring with his second goal from a pass by Menge at 61:11. The goal pushed the Gettysburg senior into seventh on the school's all-time lists for points (69) and goals (30).
Senior
Adam Finkel (Potomac, Md./Winston Churchill) made two saves in the opening 80:42 to earn the victory, while classmate
Jeff Greenlaw (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) finished off the match in goal for Gettysburg.
The Bullets held sizeable advantages in the shot department (19-4) and on corner kicks (7-0) in the contest. Bayon led the way with four shots, while Hynes and fellow freshman
Kyle DeBlois (Cranbury, N.J./Princeton) each attempted three.
Gettysburg remains in Fredericksburg for a match up with host Mary Washington on Sunday at 3:30 p.m.
