Shepherd University Athletics

SHEPHERD DOWNS GALLAUDET, 4-0

(Courtesy of Gallaudet Sports Information)

WASHINGTON, DC -- Shepherd University downed Gallaudet University, 4-0, in men's soccer action at Gallaudet on Tuesday afternoon. Junior forward Donald Fon (Silver Spring, MD/Montgomery Blair HS) and sophomore midfielder Dan Merold (Oak Hill, VA/Oakton HS) each tallied a goal and an assist to pace the Rams.

Shepherd drew first blood 4:39 into the contest when sophomore defender Mikus Rubenis (Gulbene, Latvia/Mercersburg Academy) fired a shot in from point-blank range. Sophomore midfielder JJ Flores (Woodbridge, VA/Gar-Field HS) found the back of the net less than two minutes later, giving the Rams an early 2-0 lead.

Fon notched his goal on a breakaway just before the half, extending the gap to 3-0. Sophomore defender Matthew Eby (Gap, PA) provided the Bison with its best scoring opportunity when he dribbled past four defenders and booted a shot that just sailed wide to open second half play.

Despite giving up four goals, senior goalkeeper Daniel Wathen (Houston, TX) was stellar in net, notching some spectacular stops en route to a nine-save performance for the Bison. Junior netminder Robert Pence (Woodbridge, VA/Woodbridge HS) earned the shutout, finishing with five saves for the Rams.

Shepherd improves to 6-3-3 overall, while Gallaudet falls to 0-10 overall. The Rams return to action on Saturday when they travel to Lenoir-Rhyne for a 1:00 p.m. contest.

Shepherd 3 1 4

Gallaudet 0 0 0

Scoring:

First Half

SU - Mikus Rubenis (Richard Smith, Allie Basma), 4:39

SU - JJ Flores (Bernard Walters, Allie Basma), 6:59

SU - Donald Fon (Dan Merold), 41:04

Second Half

SU - Dan Merold (Donald Fon), 74:32

Shots: SU 22, GU 6.

Corner Kicks: SU 8, GU 1.

Goalie Saves: SU Pence 8, GU Wathen 9.