Box Score YORK, Pa. – Freshman
Matt Stine (Short Hills, N.J./Millburn) made his first collegiate goal a memorable one, scoring the game-winner in the 79th minute off an assist from classmate
Kingsley Nzekwe (Greensboro, N.C./New Garden Friends School) to lift the Gettysburg College men's soccer team to a 1-0 victory at York (Pa.) College in a non-conference match Friday afternoon.
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The contest was delayed an hour and 27 minutes midway through the opening half due to lightning.
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With the win, the Bullets earned their first victory over York since 2003, ending an eight-match winless streak versus the Spartans.
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From deep in the left corner, Nzekwe crossed the ball to a streaking Stine, who punched it into the right side of the net.
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The Spartans threatened late, taking three shots in the final six minutes, but none were on goal.
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Junior
Peter Como (Wilton, Conn./Wilton) needed to make just one save to earn the shutout for the Bullets while Charlie Johnson stopped three shots for York (1-1).
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York held a slight edge 11-8 edge in shots.
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Gettysburg returns to the pitch on Wednesday, when it hosts Eastern Mennonite University in a non-conference match starting at 7 p.m.
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