FSU Slips Past Wesley

Junior Jonathan Lippitt

Even tropical storm Joaquin could not dampen the spirits of the FSU vs. Wesley match on Saturday evening.  Both teams played with a lot of energy and fight, and while it wasn't always the prettiest soccer it was surely entertaining.  That fighting spirit paid off as we came from behind to earn the 3-2 win against the Wolverines.

The conditions were slick, but not different than your average rainy day in Frostburg in October. Wesley did a good job of disrupting our play and made it difficult for us to work the ball out of the back.  Despite being out shot in the first half we were able to take the lead when Mitchell Muise followed up a Deion Hunter free kick that the goalkeeper could not handle and poked in the rebound.

Muise Goal: https://youtu.be/H6ZQsMONQws

I thought we were moving the ball better during the 2nd half, but Wesley was able to get one back off a free kick that bounced around the box and then later added a nice cross and volley to take the the 2-1 lead.

The boys kept fighting and in the 73rd minute Erik Casterline found Guy Nabo with a service that Nabo was able to head in the corner of the goal to tie the match.

Nabo Goal: https://youtu.be/5oml72t2aa8

Six minutes later Nabo broke through the back line and after pulling the keeper out of position was able to slot the ball across the goal for an easy tap in by Jonathan Lippitt.  This was Lippitt's first collegiate goal.

Lippitt Goal: https://youtu.be/cifRRLqwhj8

The win puts us at 2-0 in CAC play and 8-2 overall.  The toughest stretch of the season starts today as we travel for road matches against Mary Washington, Christopher Newport, and York College all in the next week.

Starters Sergio Gomez and Carvell Akuffo who have been out the last two matches will be out again toady along with Lippitt who picked up an injury in the Wesley win.  We are going to get a chance to see what our bench is made of and hopefully they can step up when called upon.