SEPTEMBER 21, 2004
BOB ZIADIE
KING'S MEN'S SOCCER OUTLASTS BAPTIST BIBLE
WILKES-BARRE -- The King's College men's soccer
team overcame two first-half deficits and held on for a 5-4 victory over
visiting Baptist Bible College Tuesday at Betzler Fields.
Robbie Atkins gave Baptist Bible a 1-0 lead with a goal at the 24:18
mark of the first half. King's knotted the score at 12:20 when Brett
Shipe struck net off an assist from Brandon Heller. Chad Wampler put the
Defenders ahead 2-1 with 9:21 remaining in the half, but the Monarchs
responded when Dan Gibbons scored off an assist from Mike McGarry on a
direct kick with 3:10 left in the opening stanza.
In the second half, Heller scored off a pass from
Dennis Maldonado with 29:19 remaining, but Baptist Bible scored just
2:02 later on a goal from Nate Miller to tie the score at 3-3. King's
defender Eric Schmeider suffered a serious leg injury on the play which
halted the contest for a half-hour.
When play resumed, the Monarchs came out strong in
honor of their fallen teammate and took a 4-3 lead when Matt McGarry
scored off an assist from Maldonado with 20:41 left in the contest.
King's would strike again at 13:16 when Maldonado converted a pass from
Mike McGarry into a 5-3 lead with 13:16 on the clock. Seth Davey would
score the final goal of the game to bring the Defenders to within 5-4
with 10:29 remaining.
Maldonado led King's with a goal and two assists while Mike McGarry
added two assists. Monarch goalie Dan Upton
made four saves as King's held a 16-10 advantage in shots.
The Monarchs will host local rival University of
Scranton Thursday at 4:00 p.m.
