Tribe Men's Soccer Falls to Appalachian State, 2-1

W&M's Andreas Nydal Scores First Career Goal

08/31/02

WILLIAMSBURG, VA - William and Mary’s men’s soccer team lost this evening to Appalachian State, 2-1. The match was played on W&M’s Busch Field and was the season-opener for both teams.

The Mountaineers’ first goal came in the 24th minute, as forward Steve Mellor scored an unassisted goal from the right side. The Tribe answered in the 33rd minute, as redshirt-freshman Andreas Nydal (McLean, VA) scored the first goal of his career, picking up a loose ball at the top of the box and firing it into the back of the net to tie the game at one.

The game appeared to be headed to overtime, with neither team scoring throughout much of the second half. However, with less than six minutes remaining in regulation, Mellor struck again for ASU, as he received a pass from Fredrik Henriksen through a cluster of players and put away the gamewinner.

W&M outshot the Mountaineers, 14-9, in the contest and each team attempted five corner kicks. Tribe senior goalkeeper Trevor Upton (Richmond, VA) made two saves, while ASU’s keeper, Greg Brooks, stopped seven shots in the match.

The Tribe returns to action next weekend in a tournament at St. John’s in Jamaica, NY. W&M will face 2001 NCAA Tournament finalist and current No. 1 Indiana on Friday, Sept. 6 at 6:00 PM and will take on Florida International the next day, also at 6:00 PM.