W&M and Hofstra Last-Minute Goals Lead to 1-1 Tie in Men’s Soccer

Tribe’s Chris Rodd Scores First Career Goal With 37 Seconds Remaining

10/08/04 10:32PM

WILLIAMSBURG, VA - William and Mary and Hofstra each scored a goal in the final minute of regulation in a men’s soccer match that ended in a 1-1 tie tonight at Albert-Daly Field.

The Tribe, ranked as high as 18th in the country, sees its record go to 6-2-3 overall and 1-1-1 in the Colonial Athletic Association, while the Pride move to 4-5-1 overall in their first CAA action of the year.

Both sides were evenly matched through most of regulation and the game appeared to be headed to overtime with the score tied at zero, before three straight Hofstra shots led to the Pride’s goal. The play began with a shot by Paulo Walters that was partially blocked and bounced to the foot of Constantinos Christoudias, whose point blank shot was saved with a tremendous effort by W&M sophomore goalkeeper Kris Rake (Flower Mound, TX). However, Jason Gates quickly recovered the rebound and put the ball in with one minute left in regulation.

Unwilling to suffer its first-ever loss at Albert-Daly Field, the Green and Gold responded immediately, winning a free kick 30 yards in front of the goal. Senior midfielder Bryan Hinkle (Fredericksburg, VA) served the ball into the box. Senior forward Brannon Thomas (Virginia Beach, VA) eventually picked it up and slipped the ball to sophomore Chris Rodd (Danville, CA), who scored with just 37 seconds on the clock for his first career goal.

After being outshot, 10-3, by the Pride in the second half, W&M took seven shots in the two overtime periods, compared to just two for HU. The College’s best scoring chance came just after the start of the second overtime period, when Thomas’ shot was cleared off the line by Hofstra’s Matthew Telling.

For the game, the Pride outshot W&M, 16-5 and had five corner kicks to the Tribe’s one. Rake made six saves in the contest, while Hofstra’s Matthias Gumbrecht stopped three shots.

W&M returns to action on Sunday at 2:00 PM, when the Tribe hosts Drexel. Hofstra will play at Old Dominion Sunday at 1:00 PM.


Game Notes: W&M is now 3-2-1 all-time against Hofstra ... Brannon Thomas leads the Tribe in scoring with nine points on three goals and three assists ... All 11 of W&M’s matches this season have been decided by one goal or less, including three 1-1 ties ... The Tribe’s record at Albert-Daly Field is now 3-0-2.

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