W&M Men’s Soccer Ties #5 St. John’s, 1-1, in Double OT

Phil Hucles and Patrick Scherder Connect for Tribe Goal

09/27/03 7:29PM

NORFOLK, VA - William and Mary and fifth-ranked St. John’s battled to a 1-1 tie through two overtimes in men’s soccer action this afternoon at the Old Dominion Soccer Stadium. The match was originally schedule to be played on W&M’s campus, however, all of the Tribe’s home athletic events through Sunday have been canceled or moved to off-campus locations due to last week’s hurricane.

W&M’s record now stands at 5-2-1, while the Red Storm is 5-3-1 on the season.

Neither team scored in the first half, with St. John’s having the best opportunity, when Chris Corcoran’s shot in the 12th minute glanced off the near post and traveled across the goal mouth, but did not cross the line. Most of the second half remained scoreless as well, until the 87th minute, when the Red Storm’s Matt Groenwald passed across the front of the goal to Ryan Kelly, who sent it up to the top of the box for Simone Salinno, who blasted a shot into the goal for the late, 1-0, lead. It took just over two minutes for W&M to respond, however, as senior forward Phil Hucles (Virginia Beach, VA) passed up the field to sophomore forward Patrick Scherder (Vienna, VA) who knocked in his fifth goal of the year, tied with Hucles for the team lead.

Both teams played the remainder of regulation and a pair of 10-minute overtimes without scoring, despite a number of solid opportunities for each side. Tribe freshman Kris Rake (Flower Mound, TX) was outstanding in goal, making a career high 10 saves in the game, including stopping a pair of point blank shots in the final minute of the first overtime period. Junior back Bryan Hinkle (Fredericksburg, VA) also aided the Tribe cause with a defensive save late in regulation. The Red Storm’s Bill Gaudette made one save, as St. John’s outshot the Tribe, 25-8, in the contest.

The Tribe returns to action next Saturday, October 4 with a 6:00 PM match at College of Charleston.

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