Tribe Men’s Soccer Blanks Longwood, 6-0

Andreas Nydal, Phil Hucles, Each Score Two Goals for W&M

09/12/03 9:28PM

NORFOLK, VA - William and Mary’s men’s soccer team cruised past Longwood, 6-0, today at the Old Dominion Soccer Stadium in the first game of the ODU/Stihl Soccer Classic. The win is the third straight for the Tribe, which improves to 3-1, while the Lancers drop to 2-4 on the season.

Sophomore forward Patrick Scherder (Vienna, VA) opened the scoring for the Tribe, heading in a long pass from junior midfielder Bryan Hinkle (Fredericksburg, VA) in the 19th minute. Senior midfielder Phil Hucles (Virginia Beach, VA) gave the Tribe a 2-0 lead in the 30th minute, receiving a pass from senior midfielder Graham Albert (Williamsburg, VA) and dribbling through three defenders to score from 15 yards out. Sophomore forward Andreas Nydal (McLean, VA) came off the bench to give W&M a 3-0 lead with just 57 seconds left in the opening half. Sophomore midfielder Clayton Voss (Reston, VA) sent the ball to Nydal, who nicely flicked it over the goalkeeper and into the net from the edge of the penalty box.

The Tribe scoring attack did not let up in the second half, beginning with Albert touching in a free kick from senior back Alex Brown (Newport News, VA), giving W&M a 4-0 lead in the 55th minute. Less than a minute later Hucles scored his second goal of the contest, lobbing a shot over the Longwood keeper from 20 yards out. Nydal rounded out the scoring, as he and Voss connected for the second time in the match.

W&M freshman goalkeeper Kris Rake (Flower Mound, TX) started and played 60:41, combining with rookie Stephen Hughes (Alexandria, VA) for the College’s first shutout of the season. The Tribe outshot Longwood, 12-3, and took five corner kicks to the Lancers’ one.

The six goals scored by W&M, was the most scored in a single game by the Green and Gold since a 6-0 win over UNC Wilmington on November 15, 2001 in the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament.

W&M returns to action Sunday at 12 noon at against American on the final day of the ODU Tournament.

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