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Wheeling Jesuit 2, Shepherd
0
(WHEELING)---Wheeling Jesuit (12-6-0) received scores from Hans Moses and Kerdyn
Moe to claim a 2-0 win over Shepherd (8-8-1) in a penalty-plagued contest.
The teams combined for 15 yellow cards and three red cards on the evening.
Moses' 28th minute header was the only score of the opening half.
Moe closed the scoring in the 49th minute with a goal off Justin Clark's cross.
The visiting Rams could not manage a threat as WJU held Shepherd without a
second half shot. Wheeling Jesuit owned a 13-3 edge in shots on goal.
Brandon Regan notched the shutout with three saves. SU's Wagner Dacosta
recorded ten saves.
West Virginia Wesleyan 2,
Salem International 0
(BUCKHANNON)---West Virginia Wesleyan (9-9-2) avenged a loss in the 2006 WVIAC
Men's Soccer Tournament championship contest with a 2-0 opening round win
against Salem International (5-11-1).
The Bobcats got a 44th minute goal from Deric McDonald and an 82nd minute score
from Brandon Chagnard. A defense that only allowed eight shots on goal did the
rest. Andrew Baldasare turned away six shots to record the shutout.
Wesleyan owned a 21-8 advantage in shots on goal. SIU keeper Leonardo Silva
made 17 saves to keep his team close.
Pitt Johnstown 0,
Alderson-Broaddus 0 (2 OT)---UPJ advances 8-7 on penalty kicks
Release Courtesy of UPJ Sports Information
(PHILIPPI)---It took two overtime periods and 10 rounds of penalty shootout
shots, but the #5-seeded Mountain Cat men's soccer team advanced to the WVIAC
Semifinals with an 8-7 win at #4-seeded Alderson-Broaddus (WV) College, Tuesday
afternoon. Sophomore goalkeeper Craig Neff (Elizabethtown, Pa.) made five saves
in regulation and three saves in the shootout to help Pitt Johnstown secure a
spot in the semifinals at Davis & Elkins (WV) College on Thursday.
Neither the Mountain Cats nor the Battlers could find the back of the net
through 90 minutes of regulation and a pair of 10-minute overtimes. However,
the teams combined for 15 goals in 10 rounds of the shootout. Head Coach Eric
Kinsey got goals from Chris Hawkins (Scottdale, Pa.) and Jeff Linnebach
(Mechanicsburg, Pa.) to start the shootout, before Neff came out of the net and
scored a goal of his own.
The shootout continued with goals from Vince Spillane (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Ben
Sera (North Huntingdon, Pa.), Kyle Kiralfy (Lancaster, Pa.) and Nik Buchta
(Mount Pleasant, Pa.).
Then, with the shootout tied 7-7, Mountain Cat sophomore forward Cory Winwood
(Harwick, Pa.) tallied what would be the match-winning goal in the 10th round.
Neff followed with the save of the match that propelled the Mountain Cats into
the next round.
Despite being outshot 14-13 prior to the shootout, Pitt Johnstown, 10-6-3 on the
season, held a 7-5 advantage in shots on-goal. With the loss,
Alderson-Broaddus' season ended with a 7-10-2 overall record.
Davis & Elkins 3, Ohio
Valley 0
(ELKINS)---Top-seeded Davis & Elkins (16-4-0) unleashed a 36-shot barrage upon
Ohio Valley (5-13-2) as the Senators claimed a 3-0 WVIAC Men's Soccer Tournament
first round victory.
D&E found the back of the net twice during a one minute span midway through the
first half. Aaron Edings assited on a Daniel Kwafo goal in the 28th minute to
put the Seantors on the board. Cole Johnson added a score only 74 seconds later
to increase the lead to 2-0.
Burge Spielman closed the scoring on the afternoon with a goal in the 82nd
minute.
The Senators held a 25-2 edge in shots on goal, but the visiting Fighting Scots
remained in the contest thanks to Bill Bloom's heroic 22-save effort. Timothy
O'Toole racked up the goose egg in goal for Davis & Elkins by making a pair of
saves.
WVIAC Men's Soccer Tournament
Monday, 10/29---Play-in round
G1: #8 Ohio Valley 2, #9 Charleston 1 (ot)
Tuesday, 10/30---First Round
G2: #1 Davis & Elkins 3, #8 Ohio Valley 0
G3: #5 Pitt Johnstown 0, #4 Alderson-Broaddus 0 (2 OT)---UPJ advances on penalty
kicks 8-7.
G4: #3 Wheeling Jesuit 2, #6 Shepherd 0
G5: #2 West Virginia Wesleyan 2, #7 Salem International 0
Thursday, 11/1---Semifinals
G6: Pitt Johnstown at Davis & Elkins 3:00
G7: Wheeling Jesuit at West Virginia Wesleyan 7:00
Saturday, 11/3---Championship
G8: Winner of G6 vs. Winner of G7
Note: All matches hosted by the higher seed. |
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Men’s Soccer vs. Shepherd University
Dan Rosato
The Wheeling Jesuit Cardinals began the WVIAC Men’s Soccer
Tournament on Tuesday night. The Men were given the 3rd seed in the tournament.
The first round for the Cardinals was against 6th seeded Shepherd University.
The Cardinals were the first on the board on a goal from Hans Moses. The score
at halftime stood Wheeling Jesuit 1, Shepherd University 0.
The Cardinals increased the lead to 2 only four minutes
into the second half. Kerdyn Moe blasted a shot past the keeper on a cross from
Justin Clark. This was Kerdyn’s team-leading 9th goal of the season. That was
all that the Cardinals needed to win the game.
Be sure to log on to athletics.wju.edu to find out the
next opponent for the men. The Lady Cardinals Soccer team will host Concord on
Friday, November 2nd. |
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WVIAC Men's Soccer Tournament Pairings & Preview
(PRINCETON, W.Va.)---Top seeded Davis & Elkins will shoot
for their first WVIAC Men's Soccer Tournament title when the event kicks off on
Monday. #8 seed Ohio Valley hosts #9 Charleston in a play-in contest to open up
play.
Davis & Elkins will face the play-in survivor in Tuesday's first round. Other
matchups on Tuesday include: Pitt Johnstown at Alderson-Broaddus, Shepherd at
Wheeling Jesuit, and Salem International at West Virginia Wesleyan.
Charleston hopes to avoid a winless season when they travel to Ohio Valley. The
Fighting Scots took the regular season meeting 4-2 on October 10. Both teams
suffered regular season setbacks to Davis & Elkins.
An interesting first round contest pits two-time defending tournament champion
Salem International at West Virginia Wesleyan in a rematch of last season's
title contest won 1-0 by Salem. Wesleyan claimed a 2-0 triumph in this season's
regular season battle.
Pitt Johnstown makes their first conference tournament appearance when the
Mountain Cats travel to Alderson-Broaddus. UPJ held a 17-7 edge in shots during
the regular season contest versus A-B, but the Battlers took a 1-0 victory when
Israel Toko found the back of the net in the 65th minute.
Third-seeded Wheeling Jesuit wants to avenge a regular season loss to #6
Shepherd. The Rams tallied three goals in a four-minute stretch of the opening
half in a 3-1 home win versus WJU on October 13.
Semifinal action is slated for Thursday and the championship tilt is set for
Saturday. The higher seed will host all contests.
WVIAC Men's Soccer Tournament
Monday, 10/29---Play-in round
G1: #9 Charleston (0-16, 0-9) at #8 Ohio Valley (4-12-2, 1-7-1) 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, 10/30---First Round
G2: UC/OVU winner at #1 Davis & Elkins (15-4-0, 8-1-0)
G3: #5 Pitt Johnstown (10-6-2, 4-3-2) at #4 Alderson-Broaddus (7-10-1, 6-3-0)
G4: #6 Shepherd (8-7-1, 4-4-1) at #3 Wheeling Jesuit (11-6-0, 6-3-0)
G5: #7 Salem International (5-10-1, 4-5-0) at #2 West Virginia Wesleyan (8-9-2,
6-2-1)
Thursday, 11/1---Semifinals
G6: Winner of G2 vs. Winner of G3
G7: Winner of G4 vs. Winner of G5
Saturday, 11/3---Championship
G8: Winner of G6 vs. Winner of G7
Past WVIAC Tournament Champions:
1995: West Virginia Wesleyan
1996: West Virginia Wesleyan
1997: West Virginia Wesleyan
1998: West Virginia Wesleyan
1999: Charleston
2000: West Virginia Wesleyan
2001: West Virginia Wesleyan
2002: West Virginia Wesleyan
2003: Wheeling Jesuit
2004: Charleston
2005: Salem International
2006: Salem International
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Cards Drop First Road Game
The WJU Men’s soccer team dropped its first road
contest of the season losing to Shepherd by the score of 1-3. The Cardinals post
a record of 3-3 in the conference and 8-5 overall.
The next game for the Cardinals will be Wednesday, October
17th when they host Pitt-Johnstown. Game time is 7pm.
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Soccer Team Ends Four Game Home Winless Streak
Dan Rosato
The WJU Men’s soccer team hosted Slippery Rock Wednesday
night. The Cardinals were looking to snap a four game home losing streak. They
wasted no time in that effort scoring ten minutes into the game. Kyle Regan
blasted a free kick past the Slippery Rock goalkeeper to make the score 1-0.
With only four minutes left in the first half, Slippery Rock evened the score on
a goal from Nick Christy.
The first goal of the second half belonged to Nick Christy
to put SRU up by one goal. However, Hans Moses’ header off of a free kick from
Kyle Regan tied the game in the 70th minute. With just under six
minutes to play, Jared Hooks found the back of the net to put the Cardinals up
by a goal. SRU later scored a goal that was taken away because of a penalty. The
Cardinals came away with the victory breaking their home losing streak. Final
score Cardinals-3, SRU-2.
The next game for the Cardinals will be Saturday, October
13th at Shepherd University.
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Cardinals Give Solid Effort Against Tiffin
Dan Rosato
The Men’s Soccer team kicked off against Tiffin University
on Friday night. The Cardinals capitalized just twenty-two seconds into the
game. Kyle Regan set up a pass to Kerdyn Moe who fed the ball to Justin Clark.
Clark blasted a shot from the top of the box past the Tiffin goalkeeper. Tiffin
did not let the early goal get to them however. Nick Dreshaj passed the ball to
Tony Iyayi who found the back of the net. Two minutes later, Nick Dreshaj got
his second assist of the game setting up a shot from Mircea Handru. With only
three minutes left in the first half, the Cardinals were awarded a penalty kick.
Gary Newson made the shot and knotted the game up at 2.
It seemed as if the Cardinals had momentum heading into the
second half of play. However it was Tiffin who scored the next goal. Tony Iyayi
scored an unassisted goal to put the Dragons up by a one. The Cardinals had many
opportunities to tie the game but came up short. Tiffin was awarded a penalty
kick with just 15 seconds to play and Adi Vlad capitalized on the shot to score
the final goal of the game. After an excellent effort from the Cardinals, the
final score was 4-2. The next game for the Cardinals will be on Wednesday,
October 3rd against Davis & Elkins at Wheeling Jesuit University. If you are not
able to attend the game, please be sure to visit athletics.wju.edu and click on
the LIVE link prior to the game to follow all of the action.
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Lenoir Rhyne Continues Winning Streak
Dan Rosato
The Wheeling Jesuit Men’s soccer team faced its toughest
challenge thus far in the season. Lenoir Rhyne College came into Wheeling Jesuit
ranked 3rd in the country. Early on, the Cardinals had many
opportunities to score. After the first half, neither team could find the back
of the net. It appeared as if it was going to be a thrilling second half and it
was. Lenoir Rhyne struck first with a goal by Luis Carrizosa. Wheeling Jesuit
answered back with a diving header by Justin Clark that sailed past the
goalkeeper. With the game tied, the two teams continued to battle. However, with
just ten minutes remaining in the game, Lenoir Rhyne capitalized on the
game-winning goal by Darren Back. The Wheeling Jesuit Cardinals fought hard
throughout the game but Lenoir Rhyne won out in the end.
The next game for the Wheeling Jesuit Men’s soccer team
will be Friday, September 28th at home against Tiffin University. If
you are not able to attend the game, please be sure to visit athletics.wju.edu
and click on the LIVE link prior to the game to follow all of the action.
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Jesuit Defeats Bisons
The Cardinals defeated the Bisons of Bethany College by
the score of 2-1 tonight at the James LaRosa Soccer Complex in front of 357
fans.
Wheeling Jesuit struck first finding the net in the 29th
minute when Jared Hooks scored on a header from a corner Kick from teammate
Justin Clark. Bethany wasted no time in scoring their only goal of the contest
less then three minutes later when Andrew McPherson split two defenders to find
the back of the net. Freshman Nic Balzer scored his 3rd goal of the season to
put the Cardinals up 2-1 going into the half. Senior Scott Sinick added the
assist.
The 2nd half was a see-saw defensive battle the entire
time.
Wheeling hosts #3 Lenior Rhyne on Sunday Sept. 23rd @ 1pm. |
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WVWC Upset #18 Ranked Cardinals
WV Wesleyan scored 2 second half goals with a man down to
upset the #18 nationally ranked Cardinals 2-1.
Jesuit's Shawn Dunn scored in the 23rd minute of the first
half to give Wheeling the 1-0 lead at halftime.
WV Wesleyan scored two goals with a man down in the 71st
and 75th minutes.
Wheeling hosts Bethany College on Friday Sept. 14th at
7pm. |
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Soccer Uniforms Find New Home in Cameroon
Opportunity for others to get
involved by calling Cardinal head men's soccer coach, Jim Regan.
WHEELING, WV, Sept. 6, 2007 - Several
college students took the initiative recently to support the international
nature of soccer by locating and sending uniforms and equipment to fellow
soccer players in Africa.
Justin Forzano, a current undergraduate at the University of Dayton studying
civil engineering, became aware of the need for soccer equipment while
spending time in the summer of 2006 working in Cameroon, a developing
country located in central West Africa, along the Gulf of Guinea.
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WJU Climbs to #18 in D-II Men's Soccer Top 25
(PRINCETON, W.Va.)---Wheeling Jesuit University's men's
soccer squad has jumped into the NSCAA/adidas Division II Men's Soccer Top 25 in
the #18 position. The Cardinals jumped out to a 3-0 start last week that
included key regional victories against Mars Hill and Catawba.
WJU is also ranked third in the NSCAA/adidas Division II
Appalachian Region rankings. #6 Shepherd, #7 Davis & Elkins, and #10 Pitt
Johnstown are also included in the regional rankings.
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Kerdyn Moe Named Men's Soccer WVIAC Player of the Week
(PRINCETON, W.Va.)---Kerdyn Moe, Sr., M, Arouca, Trinidad:
Moe helped the Cardinals to a 3-0 start with wins over Point Park, Mars Hill,
and Catawba...The senior tallied four goals in Sunday's 6-2 win over regionally
ranked Catawba to pace WJU.
Other nominees: Pitt Johnstown's Chris Hawkins (3 goals in 7-0 win over Pitt
Greensburg), Ohio Valley's Nick Pecarski (2 goals in win over Ferrum), and
Shepherd's Gregory Khan (3 goals in 5-1 win over Millersville). |
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Men's Soccer Defeat Two Regional Ranked Teams
The men defeated regionally ranked #5 Catawba 6-2 and #7 Mars Hill 2-0 over
Labor Day weekend.
Kyle Regan scored two goals in the victory over Mars Hill. Kerdyn Moe erupted
for 4 goals in the Catawba game after being down 2-0 to the Indians.
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Soccer Uniforms Find New Home in Cameroon
Opportunity for others to get
involved by calling Cardinal head men's soccer coach, Jim Regan.
WHEELING, WV, Sept. 6, 2007 - Several
college students took the initiative recently to support the international
nature of soccer by locating and sending uniforms and equipment to fellow
soccer players in Africa.
Justin Forzano, a current undergraduate at the University of Dayton studying
civil engineering, became aware of the need for soccer equipment while
spending time in the summer of 2006 working in Cameroon, a developing
country located in central West Africa, along the Gulf of Guinea.
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WJU Climbs to #18 in D-II Men's Soccer Top 25
(PRINCETON, W.Va.)---Wheeling Jesuit University's men's
soccer squad has jumped into the NSCAA/adidas Division II Men's Soccer Top 25 in
the #18 position. The Cardinals jumped out to a 3-0 start last week that
included key regional victories against Mars Hill and Catawba.
WJU is also ranked third in the NSCAA/adidas Division II
Appalachian Region rankings. #6 Shepherd, #7 Davis & Elkins, and #10 Pitt
Johnstown are also included in the regional rankings.
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Kerdyn Moe Named Men's Soccer WVIAC Player of the Week
(PRINCETON, W.Va.)---Kerdyn Moe, Sr., M, Arouca, Trinidad:
Moe helped the Cardinals to a 3-0 start with wins over Point Park, Mars Hill,
and Catawba...The senior tallied four goals in Sunday's 6-2 win over regionally
ranked Catawba to pace WJU.
Other nominees: Pitt Johnstown's Chris Hawkins (3 goals in 7-0 win over Pitt
Greensburg), Ohio Valley's Nick Pecarski (2 goals in win over Ferrum), and
Shepherd's Gregory Khan (3 goals in 5-1 win over Millersville). |
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Wesleyan Holds Favorite's Role in WVIAC Men's Soccer Coaches' Poll
PRINCETON, WV
July 20, 2007 — 2006 West Virginia Conference men's soccer regular season
champion West Virginia Wesleyan is a solid favorite to capture the 2007 league
title. The Bobcats received six of nine first place votes in the poll of WVIAC
head coaches. Wheeling Jesuit captured a pair of first place votes and was
second in the voting. Third place Shepherd received the other nod for the top
position.
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Men's Soccer Team to Open Saturday, August 18th with Scrimmage
Wheeling Jesuit University head men's soccer coach James Regan's
team will start their preseason with a home scrimmage game on August
18th beginning at 10am against the Vulcans of California University
of PA. |
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