W&M Men’s Soccer Defeats Delaware, 4-1

Tribe Head Coach Al Albert Wins 400th Game of his Career

10/24/03 5:26PM

NEWARK, DE - William and Mary men’s soccer coach Al Albert won the 400th game of his career, as the Tribe defeated Delaware, 4-1, this afternoon at the Delaware Mini-Stadium. Albert becomes just the seventh coach in NCAA Division I history to record 400 career victories, as he improves his career record to 400-185-62 in 33 seasons, all at W&M.

The win improves the Tribe’s record to 8-4-2 overall and 3-2-0 in the Colonial Athletic Association. The Fightin’ Blue Hens drop to 3-8-5 (0-4-2 CAA).

Neither side was able to score in the first half, but the Tribe finally broke the ice midway through the second, as sophomore midfielder Clayton Voss (Reston, VA) scored his first goal of the season to give W&M a 1-0 lead in the 68th minute. The lead was short-lived, however, as the Blue Hens responded less than five minutes later to tied the game on a goal by Adam Flanigan off a pass by Justin Arpan. W&M quickly regained the lead for good, as sophomore forward Patrick Scherder (Vienna, VA) put through his team-high ninth goal of the season just 32 seconds later. Freshman forward Jarrett Thomas (McLean, VA) added a pair of insurance goals in the final 10 minutes of the match, his third and fourth of the season.

The Tribe took 15 shots in the game, while holding UD to just two shots in the contest. Each team had four corner kicks, and W&M was called for eight fouls, against just five for the Blue Hens. Delaware goalkeeper Kyle Haynes made five saves, while Tribe freshman keeper Kris Rake (Flower Mound, TX) allowed just one goal without making a save, lowering his goals against average to 1.46 on the year.

W&M returns to action at home on Sunday, October 26 with a match against Towson on Busch Field at 4:30 PM.

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