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HAWKS DEFEAT ROCKVILLE FOR 5th WIN IN A
ROW
October 4, 2007 - The CSM men's soccer
team defeated Rockville 3-1 on a hot, humid afternoon, to claim their fifth
win in a row. The team improves to 10-3 overall, and solidifies their
grasp on second place in the conference with a 8-1 record in MDJUCO play.
CSM had the advantage in play in the first
half, outshooting the Knights 8-4 in the half. Both teams had two
quality scoring chances. For the Hawks, Marco Gaudio fed Brandon Gross
who was open on the left side, but his shot went off the post. Later
in the half Gross stole the ball and broke in on goal, but was foiled by a
diving save by the Rockville goalkeeper.
Ridwan Raji had two good scoring chances for
the Knights. With CSM goalkeeper Bobby Slater down, he fired a shot
but Abdoulayu Kaba made an outstanding clear to keep the game scoreless.
Later Kaba broke in on goal, but his shot went off the post.
Marco Gaudio opened the scoring for the Hawks with 11:14 to play in the half
with a beautiful shot from 29 yards out that beat Rockville keeper Frank
Fregoso, to give CSM a 1-0 lead.
Rockville (9-4-1, 7-2) tied the game up with
4:25 to play in the half when Ridwan Raji hit a high arching shot that CSM
goalkeeper Bobby got his hands on but couldn't control, and the game
remained tied at the half 1-1.
After ten minutes of play in the second half,
the Hawks regained the lead when Jason McCann made an outstanding throw in
to the front of the Rockville goal, and Brandon Gross was able to head the
ball in after a wild scramble in front of the Rockville goal, putting CSM up
2-1.
CSM got an insurance goal with 11:27 to play
when Guil Costa eluded several defenders and fed Brandon Gross breaking to
the goal for the final 3-1 margin.
John Mueller, playing the second half in
goal, kept Rockville off the board in the final minutes making a diving save
to foil Mammadou Diatta who had broken in on goal.
The Hawks travel to Howard on Tuesday, before
returning home on Thursday, October 11 to face Takoma Park (3:00 PM).
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