With
first place on the line, in a cold rain, top-ranked Archbishop Curley
outlasted third-ranked McDonogh, yesterday in a contest moved to Loyola
College, and claimed a crucial, 2-1, MIAA A Conference soccer victory
over the Eagles. The win allowed the Friars to expand their narrow
lead at the top of the conference, as they battle down the stretch with
McDonogh and Calvert Hall for the top-seed heading into the playoffs.
With
the teams knotted at one, entering the second half, Curley senior Brent
Hooper netted the game winning goal, on a feed from senior Chris
Wright. In the first half, Curley’s first goal was scored by senior
Sean Rothe and senior defenseman Vince Savarese provided the assist.
McDonogh’s lone goal game off the foot of sophomore Chris Agorsor and
it was unassisted.
Calvert Hall, which entered the day in
third-place, also was in action as it played through the rain on its
synthetic turf field and routed visiting Gilman, 5-0.
For the
Cardinals, senior defenders Chris Williams and Rob Lehnhoff scored on
restarts, and captain Eddie Tejeda added one on an assist from Tyler
King, as Calvert Hall took a 3-0 lead at the half. King then added his
own in the second half and Brendan Steele finished the Cardinals’
scoring, on an assist from Tejeda. Marco Mangione had two assists on
the day, and three Calvert Hall goalkeepers (Kyle Wittman, Mike
Brashears and Gino Zazzetta) combined for the shutout.
With the
victory, Calvert Hall (9-4-2, 8-2-2) slipped past McDonogh (10-2-1,
8-2-1) into second-place. Curley (15-3-0, 10-3-0) leads Calvert Hall
by four points and McDonogh by five.
Curley has just three
league games left, including a rematch with McDonogh, on Friday,
October 27 at McDonogh. The Friars, who will play Perry Hall in a
non-conference game tomorrow, also play John Carroll on Saturday before
closing the regular season at Mount St. Joseph, next Tuesday.
McDonogh
still must sort through five league games, including a home match today
against Gilman. The Eagles will also be at St. Joe on Friday, at home
against Loyola next Tuesday and, at Calvert Hall next Wednesday, before
finishing against Curley.
Calvert Hall hosts Loyola today and
St. Paul’s on Friday, before going to John Carroll on Tuesday and
welcoming McDonogh on Wednesday.
With so much action still to be played, the race remains wide open.
Archbishop Curley 2, McDonogh 1
Goals: McD-Agorser; AC-Rothe, Hooper.
Assists: AC-V. Savarese, Wright.
Saves: McD-Bartlett 3; AC-Connelly 6.
Half: 1-1.
Calvert Hall 5, Gilman 0
Goals: CH-Williams, Lehnhoff, Tejeda, Steele, King.
Assists: CH-Mangione 2, Tejeda, King.
Saves: G-Frew 3; CH-Wittman 2, Brashears, Zazzetta.
Half: Calvert Hall, 3-0.
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