GLASSBORO, N.J. – Seniors Abdullahi Abdi (Seattle, Wash./James Garfield) and Keenthy Yeboah (Silver Spring, Md./Montgomery Blair) each scored to break a scoreless tie in the final half-hour, as the Lycoming College men's soccer team opened its 2017 campaign with a 2-0 win over Rutgers-Camden in the opening round of the Gilmore Alumni Classic at Rowan University on Friday evening, Sept. 1.
 
Abdi, who scored his 22^nd career goal, broke the tie when he took a low pass from senior Duc Momo (Silver Spring, Md./Bethesda-Chevy Chase) and beat the keeper to the lower right corner in the 60^th minute. Yeboah gave the team some breathing room in the 73^rd minute when he beat the goalkeeper to a loose ball in the box, firing in an easy opportunity for his first goal since 2015 after sitting out last season with an injury.
 
The Warriors (1-0 overall), who were facing the Scarlet Raptors (0-1 overall) for the first time since the Raptors posted a 4-0 win in the 2013 NCAA Tournament's second round, outshot the Raptors, 19-10, and held an 8-3 advantage in corner kicks, including 6-1 in the second half, as they picked up their pace of play to earn the 54^th win in head coach Nate Gibboney's fifth year as head coach, tying him with Nels Phillips (1959-68, 1970-78) for third in school history in career victories.
 
Junior Chris Solecki (Hainesport, N.J./Lenape) earned the shutout, making five stops for Lycoming. James Brett stopped six shots in the loss for Rutgers-Camden.
 
The Warriors wrap up the Gilmore Alumni Classic by squaring off with another perennial NJAC power in 17^th-ranked Rowan at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 2.