Tesfu Hat Trick Lifts Bobcats

Sophomore Nabayee Tesfu posted his first career hat trick as we rallied past York (Pa.) for a 3-2 win in CAC action, Wednesday.

Tesfu scored the only goal of the first half and later scored back-to-back goals in the second to complete the comeback.

Tesfu, who entered the game with just two goals on the season, found the net for the first time just 2:29 into action when Spartan keeper Charlie Johnson bobbled a pass that Tesfu buried in the net.

Tesfu Goal: http://youtu.be/a2PSpj-mvrQ

York (4-6-4, 1-3-1 CAC) out-shot us in the opening half, 8-6, but we held the narrow 1-0 lead into the break.  York had better intensity to start the 2nd half and began to dictate the flow of the game. At 56:39 a York player tapped in a loose ball off a free kick to knot the contest at 1-1 and just over five minutes later York scored on a corner kick and grabbed a 2-1 lead.  The marking on both set pieces was suspect and led to open York players being first to the ball in our box.

However, Tesfu had the final say with the game's final two goals. At 74:23, goalkeeper Hassan Mostafa sent a kick to the York 18-yard box to a charging Tesfu who flipped a shot over the York keeper for the 2-2 tie.

Tesfu Goal: http://youtu.be/wt4ggwSiOMg

Late in the 82^nd minute, Tesfu completed the trifecta off an assist from freshman Hunter Strine for the 3-2 victory.

Tesfu goal:  http://youtu.be/wWSmRCWq96w

Mostafa, the reigning CAC Defensive Player of the Week, made four saves for his eighth win.

Our record now stands at 8-3-3 and 3-1-1 in the CAC.  We host Salisbury at 2:00 pm on Sunday for Homecoming Weekend..