Drexel Scores Four Goals in Conference Win and Home Opener Against William & Mary

Saturday, September 3

Philadelphia, Pa.

6:00 PM

Drexel University

2-0-1, 1-0-0

William & Mary

0-2-1, 0-1-0

William & Mary

Drexel

Drexel Scores Four Goals in Conference Win and Home Opener Against William & Mary

9/3/2022 10:03:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA – The Drexel men's soccer team opened its conference and home slate against William & Mary on Saturday night. The Dragons scored four goals to defeat the Tribe after 90 minutes, 4-1.

BY THE NUMBERS:

While William & Mary led in shots, Drexel was more consistent, taking eight of its 10 shots on goal.
Alessandro Capogna earned his third start for Drexel and made the most of the opportunity. The junior made seven saves, including a highlight save in the first half.
Four different Dragons checked in with a goal. Daniel Nesseler scored his second goal of the season, while Yassine Elkahloun, Cesar Banacloy and Joshua Pulla scored their first goals of the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Elkahloun scored the first goal in the 24th minute of the game. The senior received a feed from Kyle Tucker and shot the ball into the upper-left portion of the goal.
Three minutes later, the Dragons struck once more. Banacloy received a pass from Antonio Illuminato and took a shot from just in front of the 18-yard box, and beat the Tribe's keeper to the right.
The Dragons capped off their first half by scoring in the 38th minute with a penalty kick by Nesseler. The graduate student made the keeper dive to the left while Nesseler's shot went to the right.
After William and Mary scored its first goal of the match in the 58th minute, Drexel went back on the offensive. On a one-on-one with the Tribe keeper in the 84th minute, Pulla took a shot which the Tribe keeper batted down. The junior settled the ball once more and put it in the back of the net to push Drexel's lead back to three.

WHAT'S NEXT
Drexel returns to the pitch on September, 6 to face the Lafayette Leopards at Vidas Athletic Complex. The opening tap is scheduled for 6 p.m.