OCTOBER 8, 2002
BOB ZIADIE
CASTELLANI NETS FOUR GOALS TO LEAD KING'S TO 4-3 OVERTIME WIN OVER
BAPTIST BIBLE
WILKES-BARRE -- Former Wyoming Valley West standout Greg Castellani
scored all four goals, including the game-winner in overtime, as the
King's College men's soccer team won a 4-3 thriller over Baptist
Bible College Tuesday at Betzler Fields.
King's took a 1-0 lead at 28:38 of the first half when Castellani scored
of an assist from Dan Gibbons. The Monarchs extended their lead to
2-0 at 16:54 when Castellani hauled in a long pass from Lake Lehman
product Brian Noler and battled through a pair of defenders to tally his
second goal of the match.
Baptist Bible would counter when Andy Schmitt scored off an assist from
Robbie Atkins at 4:58. The Defenders would knot the score at 2-2
just 0:26 later off a pass from Derek Jacobs.
In the second half, Baptist Bible took a 4-3 lead when Jacobs scored off
an assist from Calvin Cutting at 34:13. Castellani would
then tie the game with an unassisted goal with 27:21 remaining in
regulation.
The Monarch standout would then push across the game winner when Noler
delivered a short cross pass in front of the net which Castellani
drilled home for the King's victory with just 2:06 left in the first
overtime frame.
The game proved to be a thrilling contest as each teams missed out on
two scoring chances apiece when shots caromed off the cross bar and
post. Baptist Bible held a 24-22 advantage in shots while the
teams were even with six corner kicks each. King's goalie Mark
Ferentz of Berwick made 10 saves while Baptist Bible keeper Josh Howard
posted eight stops.
The Monarchs improved to 5-8 while Baptist Bible slipped to 6-5.
