FSU Posts 2nd Shutout in Win at Bethany College

Sophomore Derek Fuller

Wednesday afternoon was our first road contest of the year.  We typically struggle to adjust to playing our first match on grass after spending all pre-season on a turf field and to make things more interesting the pitch was pretty soft from a heavy weekend rain and the grass was thick because it was too soft to cut.

We played okay at the start, but had our usual inconsistencies with our passing accuracy.  Towards the end of the half we began to dictate the play and do a better job of moving the ball, but could not break down the Bethany defense enough to score.

I thought we would have momentum in the 2nd half, but Bethany came out with more intensity and created the first few opportunities of the half.  I thought our subs did a great job of raising our level of play and after they were inserted into the game we began to get the momentum back.

It took a while, but in the 78th minute sophomore Derek Fuller scored his first collegiate goal to give us the 1-0 victory.  Senior defender Bryan Lentine did a great job of getting involved in the attack and registered the assist after finding Fuller at the back-post.

http://youtu.be/81fDKGAhKYo - Fuller Goal

We are in the middle of a 4 game road trip right now and will be down in Harrisonburg, VA on Saturday to face Eastern Mennonite University at 2pm.