Box Score

DREXEL HILL, Pa. – The Neumann College men's soccer team blanked Baptist Bible College, 7-0, Saturday afternoon in Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) action at Msgr. Bonner High School.

The Knights had three players score two goals each in the game: Andrew Leissing, Francis Dancey and Kenneth Urquhart. Neumann netted five first half goals to put away the game early.

Dancey's goals were the first two of the afternoon. The freshman took only 2:45 into the contest to start the scoring off a pass from Chuck Rudolph. Fifteen minutes later, Dancey netted his second goal off a pass from Ryan Bushbeck.

Leissing was the next Knight to score two goals. The freshman netted his goals less then two minutes apart. His first goal (22:52) came off an assist from Zach Sell and his second goal (24:43) was assisted by Urquhart. The fifth goal of the contest, Urquhart and Leissing switched roles as Urquhart scored his first goal of the afternoon. Neumann took the 5-0 lead into the break.

Bushbeck contributed to the scoring in the second half with his first goal of the season off a pass from Leissing. Urquhart capped the scoring off an assist from Daniel Perez.

Bob Mastrillo made three saves in net en route to the shutout. Andrew Cartledge made two saves in net for the Defenders. Colton Orr was in net in the second half for BBC.

“I am very pleased that we were able to get off to a quick start with the two early goals,” said head coach Kevin Sloan. “It was a great team effort to continue attacking the ball after getting the early lead. Many guys were able to get playing time to help get the team back to .500 in conference play.”

The Knights improve to 4-9-1 overall, 2-2 in the conference. The Defenders fall to 2-13 overall and 0-6 in the CSAC.

Neumann will travel to Gwynedd-Mercy on Wednesday for a CSAC game against the Griffins. The game is set to start at 3:30 p.m.