W&M Men’s Soccer Falls to Navy, 1-0, in Preseason Exhibition

Danny Cook Scores for Midshipmen With Five Seconds Left in First Half

08/20/05 9:45PM

WILLIAMSBURG, VA - Navy reserve Danny Cook came off the bench and scored with just five seconds remaining in the first half, leading his team to a 1-0 preseason exhibition win over William and Mary in men’s soccer action tonight at Albert-Daly Field.

Kenan Knieriem set up the goal for the Midshipmen, passing to Cook, who fired a shot from the right side into the back of the net past W&M’s junior goalkeeper Scott Kelsey (Virginia Beach, VA), who had no chance to stop the score. Navy dominated play early, outshooting the Tribe 7-1 in the first half, with W&M’s starting goalkeeper, junior Kris Rake (Flower Mound, TX), stopping four shots in his 30 minutes of play.

W&M’s best scoring opportunity came with less than 14 minutes to go in the game, as junior forward Jarrett Thomas (McLean, VA) rifled a shot that forced Navy goalkeeper Thomas Jenkins to dive and make a save. Senior back Clayton Voss (Reston, VA) recovered the rebound, but his shot missed just wide of the net.

For the match, Navy outshot W&M, 10-6, and held a 3-1 advantage in corner kicks. Three different Tribe goalkeepers split time in the contest, including sophomore keeper Brennan Wergley (Oak Hill, VA), who played the final 29:46, making one save. Chris Hermeling started the game in goal for Navy, making one save, with Jenkins coming on for the second and stopping three shots.

W&M will return to action with its final exhibition match of the preseason on Wednesday, August 24 against the Ghana Under-17 National Team. That game will begin at 7:00 PM at Albert-Daly Field. The Tribe’s first match of the regular season will be at home on Saturday, September 3 against Saint Joseph’s at 7:00 PM.

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