WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – A pair of first-half goals and the first career shutout by freshman
Kevin Kelly (Great Barrington, Mass./Berkshire School) lifted the Lycoming College men's soccer team to a 2-0 victory over Dickinson College in non-conference action on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 18 at UPMC Field.
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The Warriors improved to 3-3 on the season, as seventh-year head coach
Nate Gibboney won his 90
th career game.
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The Warriors got on the board in the eighth minute when senior
Tanner Fonjweng (Bear, Del./Glasgow) fought through the Red Devils' defense to the far-right end line, where he fired a cross to a cutting sophomore
Kalu Ume (Laurel, Md./Laurel), who beat the keeper right with his left foot for his first goal of the season.
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The Warriors extended their lead to two in the 17
th minute when
Alex Henry (Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle) sent a perfectly placed free-kick from 35-yards out into the box that was going directly towards a leaping sophomore
Colin Wieand (Elizabethtown, Pa./Elizabethtown), forcing a Red Devils defender to head the ball into the back of the net in an attempt to knock the shot out of play.
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Kelly earned the shutout by making five saves on 19 shots faced in the full 90 minutes. Frederick Meagher made one save for the Devils in the first 73:30 before being relieved by John Baney.
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The Warriors are back on the field on Saturday, Sept. 21, at 3 p.m. when they host Eastern University in non-conference action at UPMC Field.Â
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Gallery: (9/18/2019) Men's Soccer vs. Dickinson
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