Men’s soccer competed on their home turf in a match against Gwynedd Mercy University on Tuesday, Oct. 20, winning the match with a score of 2-1.
Jared Irwin, freshman outside midfielder, scored the first goal of the game 54 minutes into the match.
70 minutes into the game, Ben Roda, sophomore midfielder, scored the Cav’s final goal of the game.
Commenting on the goals scored, Irwin said, “I believe that the first goal brought a little life to the team because in the first half we were a little flat but could sense a goal coming. After I scored, Ben Roda scored pretty soon after, and we were able to get the win.”
The Cavaliers held off their opponents until minute 77 of the game, when Gwynedd Mercy scored their only point of the game.
The win of this game contributed to the team’s improved standings amongst the colleges and universities that compete in the CSAC.
As of now, the men’s soccer team has 12 wins, one tie and three losses, overall. They hold the top spot in the conference, with six wins and two losses.
When asked about the team’s position in conference play, Roda said, “I’m very confident we will stay ahead in the conference going into playoffs. We have three more big games ahead so it’s more important that we don’t come out flat and play down to our opponents level.”
“If we play our game there should be no reason for us to drop any of the next three games. Being the top team in the CSAC means we have a target on our back every game,” Roda said. “It doesn’t matter who we play, every team in our confer- ence wants to beat us so we approach each game like it’s do or die.”
“I feel really confident that we’re at the top of the CSAC and it is good that we are able to control our own destiny in terms of playoffs,” Irwin said. “We as a team need to stay focused on the task at hand and keep winning our conference games so we can set ourselves up the best we can.”
