W&M Men’s Soccer Falls to No. 8 Old Dominion, 2-0

11/04/05 9:32PM

WILLIAMSBURG, VA - Old Dominion, ranked as high as eighth in the nation, scored two goals in the final 15 minutes as the Monarchs defeated William and Mary, 2-0, in Colonial Athletic Association men’s soccer action tonight at Albert-Daly Field.

The loss ends the Tribe’s season with a record of 4-9-5 overall and 2-4-5 in the CAA, while ODU improves to 14-2-2 (9-1-1 CAA).

The Monarchs’ first goal came in the 76th minute when Gregg Mottinger passed from 30 yards out on the right side to Bobby Foglesong who back-footed the ball into the net from six yards out. ODU struck again in the 82nd minute when Trevor Banks served a ball in for Brian Cvilikas to score his CAA-leading 14th goal of the year.

ODU had two solid scoring chances in the opening half, first when Ross Mackenzie had his shot bounce off the post in the 31st minute. Cvilikas nearly scored a goal just a minute after that, but his header went just over the crossbar. The Tribe nearly had two second-half goals of its own late in the contest. Junior forward Jarrett Thomas (McLean, VA) rifled in a shot to the far post with 16 minutes to play that was saved off the line by an ODU defender. Senior forward Andreas Nydal (McLean, VA) fired in a free kick from at least 35 yards out that bounced off the crossbar.

The Tribe was out-shot 18-5 in the contest, with the Monarchs also holding a 7-5 lead in corner kicks. W&M sophomore goalkeeper Brennan Wergley (Oak Hill, VA) made six saves in the game, while ODU’s John Connelly, the younger brother of Tribe assistant coach Chuck Connelly, made one save as he earned his 11th shutout of the year.

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