WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Jamie Ritchie (Liberty/Remington, VA) and Chad Guthrie (Centreville/Centreville, VA) each had two goals and two assists to lead Shepherd College to an 11-1 win over Gallaudet University in men's soccer action on Tuesday afternoon. The Rams set a new single-season win mark with their 10th win of the year, breaking the old mark set of nine set in 1994 and 1996. Shepherd also set a new single-game mark for most goals in a game with the 11-goal outburst.
Dan Merold (Oakton/Oak Hill, VA) also added a pair of goals for the Rams, while Pedro Prudencio (Robert E. Lee/Springfield, VA), Noah Stewart (Cypress Lake/Sanibel, FL), Sean Holland (Chantilly/Chantilly, VA), Donald Fon (Montgomery Blair/Silver Spring, MD), and Chuck Moore (Jefferson/Shenandoah Junction, WV) recorded single tallies. Adding assists for the Rams were Prudencio, Michael Watson (West Springfield/Springfield, VA), and Jose Ventura (Archbishop Carroll/Washington, DC).
Gallaudet avoided the shutout on a late unassisted goal by D. J. Rowse.
Robert Pence (Woodbridge/Woodbridge, VA) recorded five saves in goal for the Rams, while Nathan Barnes registered four saves for the Bison.
Shepherd improves to 10-8, while Gallaudet falls to 2-17.
The Rams return to action on Friday when they host Salem International in a noon matchup.
Shepherd 6 5 11
Gallaudet 0 1 1
Scoring:
First Half
SC - Pedro Prudencio, 5:20
SC - Noah Stewart (Pedro Prudencio), 14:40
SC - Jamie Ritchie (Michael Watson), 20:50
SC - Dan Merold, 21:30
SC - Jamie Ritchie, 27:28
SC - Donald Fon (Chad Guthrie), 33:23
Second Half
SC - Dan Merold (Chad Guthrie), 57:50
SC - Chad Guthrie (Chad Guthrie), 69:40
SC - Chuck Moore (Jose Ventura), 73:18
SC - Sean Holland (Jamie Ritchie), 82:30
SC - Chad Guthrie, 89:00
GU - D. J. Rowse, 89:50
Shots: SC 25, GU 11.
Corner Kicks: SC 5, GU 3.
Goalie Saves: SC Pence 5, GU Barnes 4.