FSU Downs Wesley

Junior Bryan Whitmore

We picked up our first CAC win of the season with a hard fought 2-0 victory of Wesley College on Saturday afternoon.

With only the one tie against Salisbury in CAC play it was going to be important for us to go on the road and earn our first conference win of the season. Wesley came into the game coming off a win over Eastern Mennonite and two one goal losses before that so we knew it would be a tough match. 

We played well in the first half and did a good job of not letting their offense get on track. Ryan Russell struck early in the second half when he avoided a collision between the Wesley GK and a defender and found himself all alone in front of the goal for the easy knock in. Wesley seemed to grab some momentum after the goal as we probably sat back and played a little too defensively. They saw more possession of the ball in the middle third, but our defense held strong and did not allow many scoring opportunities. In the 79th minute the midfielders found Russell for a quick a counter attack and as the defense closed Ryan down he slid the ball across the top of the box where Bryan Whitmore hit a nice one-touch finish into the side-netting to seal the game.

It was a hard fought game by both teams and a good road win for us to take us to 1-0-1 in CAC play. Next up is a non-conference match against McDaniel College on Wednesday at 7pm at Bobcat Stadium.