Men's Soccer Drops, 3 - 2 Decision To Wilmington At Holy Family Tournament
In the second game of the Classic, Wilmington College used an "own goal" to beat St. Thomas Aquinas college 3-2. The Wildcats improve to 2-1, while the Spartans drop to 1-3.
St. Thomas struck first in the contest when senior defender John Lumsden scored on a free kick from 45 yards out in the 10th minute.
Wilmington would score twice before the half was out though. The first was set up when senior Oren Segev fed sophomore Sargbah Tarpeh for a breakaway Tarpeh buried the ball into the lower left corner of the goal.
The second goal was the result of some quick passing by the Wildcats. Junior Probyn Allen fed a pass towards the right corner for freshman Frank Piccioni, who quickly crossed to streaking junior Agustin Aguilera,. Aquilera tapped in just past the diving Spartan keeper.
The game was very physical with 44 fouls and 4 yellow cards combined for both teams. The rough play led to the fourth goal, as St. Thomas was awarded a penalty kick in the 62nd minute. Sophomore Jon Michael Nabais converted into the lower left.
The game would stay tied until the 88th minute, when freshman Joe Stant sent a cross into the box for Wilmington. In attempting to clear the ball, a St. Thomas defender inadvertently scored upon his goalie.
Senior Dan Mangat made two saves for the win, while sophomore Michael Chappas made 3 saves in a losing effort.
Holy Family will host St. Thomas Aquinas on Sunday in day two of
the Holy Family Classic. Game time starts at 2:30 p.m.