Box Score
Site: Kirkwood Soccer Complex (New Castle, Del.)
Score: Wilmington 4, Goldey-Beacom 0
Records: GBC (1-3-0, 0-2-0), Wilmington (2-3-0, 1-1-0)
Next GBC Event: Saturday, Sept. 15 vs. Felician College | 3 p.m. | Kirkwood Soccer Complex (New Castle, Del.)
GBC-Wilmington Box Score: HTML
WILMINGTON, Del. – Senior forward
Justus Henry (Delsea Regional H.S./Vineland, N.J.) scored a goal and added an assist as Wilmington University (2-3-0, 1-1-0) snapped a two-game losing streak by earning a 4-0 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference victory over Goldey-Beacom College (1-3-0, 0-2-0) at the Kirkwood Soccer Complex on Wednesday afternoon.
The Wildcats matched a season high by scoring four goals. They also had four goals in a 5-4 loss against third-ranked Franklin Pierce on Saturday afternoon.
Wilmington took a 1-0 lead in the fourth minute when senior midfielder
Kresimir Nurnberger (Zagreb, Croatia) took a pass from Henry and scored his first goal of the season past senior goalkeeper
Ignacio Farias (Maracay, Venezuela).
Less than five minutes later, Henry upped the Wildcats' advantage to 2-0 when he scored his first goal of the season with an unassisted marker from a sharp angle.
Sophomore midfielder
Pedro Moreira (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) extended the lead to 3-0 in the 67th minute when he scored off a rebound of a shot from junior defender
Todd Woll (Lenape H.S./Mount Laurel, N.J.). It was Moreira's team-leading fourth goal of the season.
Less than a minute later, senior midfielder
Ray Kuemmer (Patapsco H.S./Baltimore, Md.) added an insurance goal with his first marker of the season past Farias.
Sophomore
Spyros Stergiotis (Oakville, Ontario, Canada) and freshman
Aaron Brown (Newark H.S./Newark, Del.) combined to make four saves en route to the Wildcats' first shutout of the season.
Farias made a season-high 14 saves in a losing effort for the Lightning, who were outshot by a 32-8 margin.
The Lightning will finish their three-game homestand on Saturday afternoon when they host Felician College in the second game of a doubleheader at the Kirkwood Soccer Complex. Opening kick-off is slated for 3 p.m.
College Men's Soccer: Wilmington University 4, Goldey-Beacom College 0
Wilmington (2-3-0, 1-1-0) 2-2 / 4
Goldey-Beacom (1-3-0, 0-2-0) 0-0 / 0
Goals: WIL – Kresimier Nurnberger (3:33), Justus Henry (8:14), Pedro Moreira (66:58), Ray Kuemmer (67:17); GBC – n/a.
Assists: WIL – Justus Henry 1, Todd Woll 1.
Saves: WIL – Spyros Stergiotis 3 (45:00, 0 goals allowed), Aaron Brown 1 (45:00, 0 goals allowed); GBC –
Ignacio Farias 14 (90:00, 4 goals allowed).
Shots: WIL – 32; GBC – 8.
Corner Kicks: WIL – 13; GBC – 0.
Attendance: 115.
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