Tribe Men’s Soccer Ties College of Charleston, 2-2

Scherder and Albert Lead Second-Half Comeback for W&M

10/04/03 11:58PM

MT. PLEASANT, SC - William and Mary’s men’s soccer team scored two goals in the last 20 minutes of regulation and held on through two overtime periods to tie the College of Charleston, 2-2, this evening at Patriots Point in Mt. Pleasant, SC. The Tribe, ranked as high as 18th in the nation, has its record go to 5-2-2 on the year. The Cougars’ record now stands at 4-3-2.

Charleston scored a pair of goals in the first half of play, one by Ben Hollingsworth in the 13th minute and another by Jeff Files in the 30th minute. Both were assisted by Scott Milroth.

W&M began its comeback with less than 20 minutes remaining, as senior forward Phil Hucles (Virginia Beach, VA) set up sophomore forward Patrick Scherder (Vienna, VA) who scored his team-leading sixth goal of the season in the 71st minute of the match. Hucles and Scherder each played a role in the equalizer less than four minutes later. Scherder sent the ball to Hucles, whose headed shot bounced off the crossbar. However, senior midfielder Graham Albert (Williamsburg, VA) was there to clean up, scoring his fourth goal of the season at 74:11. W&M had two shots in the second overtime period, but could not convert, as the College recorded its second consecutive tie.

W&M outshot Charleston, 19-13, and also held a 7-1 advantage in corner kicks in the match. Each team was whistled for 13 fouls, and the two sides combined for 10 yellow cards, including seven against the Cougars. W&M freshman goalkeeper Kris Rake (Flower Mound, TX) made two saves in the game and Charleston netminder Keith Wiggans was credited with five stops.

W&M returns to action next weekend with its first two Colonial Athletic Association games of the year. In its first games in Williamsburg since the first match of the season on August 30, the Tribe will face Virginia Commonwealth, Friday, October 10 at 4:00 PM, and will take on UNC Wilmington Saturday at 7:00 PM. Both games will be played at the College’s Busch Field.

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