Purple Knights battle to second straight tie game

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 25, 2010
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COLCHESTER, Vt. – The Saint Michael's College men's soccer team grinded to a 1-1 tie with Assumption at Duffy Field on Saturday. The Purple Knights (5-1-2, 2-0-2 NE-10) battled the Greyhounds (3-2-2, 2-2-1 NE-10) in an extremely tight contest, with Assumption edging Saint Michael's by two shots in 110 minutes of play. Both squads saw a fair share of chances but could not crack the opposing defense beyond the first half.

The Greyhounds struck early, scoring on a turnaround shot by freshman Jose Paulo (Cranston, R.I./LaSalle Academy) 13 minutes into the game. Saint Michael's senior Blake Schill (Essex Junction, Vt./Champlain Valley (Westminster School)) answered quickly, blasting in a point-blank header off passes from senior Rondel Ward (Saint George, Barbados/Harrison's College High School (Barbados C.C.)) and junior Ryan Beck (Salt Lake City, Utah/Juan Diego Catholic). Schill's goal would be the last, followed by 94 minutes of scoreless soccer.

The Purple Knights saw several chances to take the lead, including three consecutive corner kicks to end regulation. Senior Ryan Gannon (Colchester, Conn./Bacon Academy (Central Conn. St.)) stopped the hearts of all spectators with a bicycle kick two minutes into the first overtime, but his shot sailed just over the crossbar.

Sophomore goalie Logan Kingman (New Bern, N.C./New Bern) stopped seven shots for the Purple Knights, and senior keeper Brandan Sullivan (Halesite, N.Y./Saint Dominic) made two saves for the Greyhounds.

Saint Michael's will travel to Bentley on Wednesday for a 3:30 p.m. start.  

GAME SUMMARY

Assumption                   1          0          0          0          - 1

Saint Michael's              1          0          0          0          - 1

First Half: 1. ASM, Paulo (Blaisdell), 13:15. 2. STM, Schill (Ward, Beck), 16:37.

Second Half: None.

First OT: None.

Second OT: None.

Shots: ASM 16, STM 14.

Corner Kicks: ASM 6, STM 7.

Goalkeepers: ASM, Sullivan (110:00), 2 saves; STM, Kingman (110:00), 7 saves.

Cautions and Ejections: None.

 -PURPLEKNIGHTS-