Drexel University
William & Mary
William & Mary Shuts Out Men's Soccer 3-0 in Season Finale
11/6/2008 9:20:29 PM | Men's Soccer
Williamsburg, Va. – Drexel men's soccer dropped its final regular-season match of the year 3-0 at William & Mary (10-5-3, 6-4-1 CAA) on Thursday. The Dragons finish the season 6-7-5 overall and 4-4-3 in CAA play. The Tribe scored first with four seconds left in the first half and used the momentum generated by that goal to put two more in the net in the second period. Drexel outshot the Tribe 14-10 and earned nine corner kicks to William & Mary's two, but could not capitalize. The loss keeps Drexel in a tie for sixth place with Hofstra, who plays against UNC Wilmington tomorrow.
Thomas Price had a foot in all three of the Tribe's goals on the evening. He assisted on the first two and kicked in the final score of the match himself in the 71st minute. Keeper Andrew McAdams made seven saves on the match to earn the shutout. Senior Cory Robertson closed out his regular-season Drexel career with one stop in net for the Dragons.
William & Mary did much to deflate the Dragons in the first half when the Tribe scored on a deflected shot with four seconds left in a first half in which Drexel came up with the majority of offensive chances. Roger Bothe scored on assists from Thomas Price. The Dragons outshot William & Mary 8-4 and forced keeper Andrew McAdams to make five first-half saves.
The Tribe continued to ride the momentum of that goal early in the second half when Alan Koger scored in the 49th minute after collecting a cross from Baako at the back post and knocking the ball to the center of the goal make it a 2-0 match. Price closed out scoring in the 71st minute when he launched a blast from 25 yards out in the far side of the goal to give his team the final 3-0 margin.
Drexel closed out its season with 23 goals, its highest total since 2002 and the Dragons' four conference victories is the second-most for the team since joining the CAA in 2002. Keeper Cory Robertson completed his Drexel career with 209 career saves, which ranks him eighth all-time. His 17 career shutouts were just five short of the program's all-time record. Junior Anthony Bafile moved into the program's all-time top 15 players in career assists this season, as he led his team for a second straight year with five helpers.
