Richard Smith (10) scored two goals to lead Shepherd to a 2-1 win over Gannon.

SHEPHERD UPSETS GANNON

SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV -- Richard Smith (Gaithersburg, MD/Magruder HS) scored a pair of goals to lead Shepherd College to a 2-1 win over Gannon University in men's soccer action at Ram Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Shepherd grabbed a 1-0 lead when Smith scored on assists from Adam Sperry (Kearneysville, WV/Jefferson HS) and Mike Watson (Springfield, VA/ West Springfield HS) at the 31:00 mark.

Smith gave the Rams a 2-0 lead with another tally on assists from Nathan Tobler (Leesburg, VA/Loudoun County HS) and Sean Holland (Chantilly, VA/Chantilly HS) at the 44:00 mark.

Gannon's Morgan Knipe scored on a header off a feed from Greg Snazyk at the 85:00 mark.

Shepherd goalie Robert Pence (Woodbridge, VA/ Woodbridge HS) recorded eight saves, while Gannon's Kim Jernberg had three saves.

Shepherd improves to 4-2-2, while Gannon, ranked eight in the latest NCAA II Great Lakes Regional Poll, drops to 6-4-0. The Rams return to action on Tuesday when they travel to Kutztown for a 1:00 p.m. contest.

Gannon 0 1 1

Shepherd 2 0 2

Scoring:

First Half

SC - Richard Smith (Adam Sperry, Mike Watson), 31:00

SC - Richard Smith (Nathan Tobler, Sean Holland), 44:00

Second Half

GU - Morgan Knipe (Greg Snazyk), 85:00

Shots: GU 5, SC 8.

Corners Kicks: GU 6, SC 2.

Goalie Saves: GU Jernberg 3, SC Pence 8 .

Ryan Prosper (5) in action against Gannon.


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