SEPTEMBER 5, 2006
MILLER NETS THREE GOALS AS KING'S DOWNS
MISERICORDIA TO HAND BASSETT FIRST COACHING VICTORY
WILKES-BARRE
-- Jordan Miller scored three goals and Grant Parsons distributed three
assists to power the King's College men's soccer team to a 6-3 victory
over College Misericordia Tuesday at Betzler Fields. In the process,
the Monarchs handed first-year coach Mark Bassett (pictured left)
his first career coaching win.
Misericordia (0-2) took a 1-0 lead at 11:21 of the first half when
Tyler Mensch scored unassisted. The Monarchs (1-1) would knot the score
at 32:27 when Miller scored his first goal off a crossing pass from
Cameron Audette. The Monarch
s
struck again at 37:07 when Miller (pictured right)again scored
off the first of
Parson's
assists to give the Monarchs a 2-1 lead. King's would extend the
advantage to 3-1 just 1:53 later when Paul Racz successfully converted a
pass from Parsons.
In the
second half, Misericordia fought back when Jordan Aungst scored an
unassisted goal just 4:08 into the final stanza. The Cougars would knot
the score at 3-3 just 0:50 later on a goal by Max Campbell.
The
Monarchs, however, would quickly counter when Brandon Heller fed Miller
for his third goal and a 4-3 King's lead just 0:16 later. The lead
swelled to 5-3 at 55:06 when Brandon Stanchock scored on a corner kick
by Parsons. King's pushed across the final goal with 3:28 left in the
contest on an unassisted goal by Audette.
Misericordia outshot King's 16-10 while the Monarchs held a 4-2
advantage in corner kicks. Monarch goalie John McNichol made eight
saves on the day while Cougar keeper posted five stops.
King's will next travel to Annville to face
Lebanon Valley College Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
