2008 Woodie Awards
Men's Soccer Wins Big On Homecoming
Jose Ortiz
Issue date: 10/16/03 Section: Sports
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It was a beautiful homecoming day on Saturday. The breeze was cool, and sunlight beamed through the clouds onto Pittser Field, like a heavenly arrow shining down on the MSU Men's Soccer team. The soccer gods have certainly been with Coach Sentowski and his boys this season.
It was a one sided affair at best. The Red Hawks beat the Villa Julie Mustangs 4 -1, and the score wasn't even really that close. In front of this season's largest crowd, MSU out shot the team from Maryland 17 - 9, and posted five more corner kicks than the Mustangs. It was like watching professionals dominate a high school team, as MSU set the tone right from the opening kick.
Within the first 10 minutes of the game, the Red Hawks were already on the board and en route to their fourth consecutive victory dating back to Oct 1. Sean Horan was on the job, and recorded his third goal of the season, off an assist from freshman superstar Ryan Morgan. There was no looking back after that.
After five shot opportunities missed, Dan Wells wanted into the action and converted on a cross from the right side to give the Red Hawks a 2 - 0 lead. This goal came in the 35 minutes of play and was assisted by Sean "Mr. Everything" Horan.
MSU took a 2 - 0 lead into the second half, in a completely dominating fashion. Out shooting the Mustangs 10 - 4, it seemed that every time you looked, Villa Julie's goal keeper, Matt Barrett, was trying to stop the soccer team from scoring. He made six saves in the first half alone.
It just wasn't fair; Horan and Morgan shouldn't be allowed to play on the same team because they took over in the second half. Just seven minutes in, Freshman Midfielder Ray Ciccone dribbled down the field and found Horan in front of the goal, who passed it to Ryan Morgan, on a beautiful set up, who scored on a one timer just five feet from the left side of the goal. Morgan added another goal 57 seconds later converting on a rebounded shot from Burkhardt. It was 4 - 0 and not even 10 minutes had passed in the second half. Needless to say, the home crowd was going crazy. When asked about his offensive out burst, Morgan said, "Coach just told me to go after it, and that's what I did."
It was a one sided affair at best. The Red Hawks beat the Villa Julie Mustangs 4 -1, and the score wasn't even really that close. In front of this season's largest crowd, MSU out shot the team from Maryland 17 - 9, and posted five more corner kicks than the Mustangs. It was like watching professionals dominate a high school team, as MSU set the tone right from the opening kick.
Within the first 10 minutes of the game, the Red Hawks were already on the board and en route to their fourth consecutive victory dating back to Oct 1. Sean Horan was on the job, and recorded his third goal of the season, off an assist from freshman superstar Ryan Morgan. There was no looking back after that.
After five shot opportunities missed, Dan Wells wanted into the action and converted on a cross from the right side to give the Red Hawks a 2 - 0 lead. This goal came in the 35 minutes of play and was assisted by Sean "Mr. Everything" Horan.
MSU took a 2 - 0 lead into the second half, in a completely dominating fashion. Out shooting the Mustangs 10 - 4, it seemed that every time you looked, Villa Julie's goal keeper, Matt Barrett, was trying to stop the soccer team from scoring. He made six saves in the first half alone.
It just wasn't fair; Horan and Morgan shouldn't be allowed to play on the same team because they took over in the second half. Just seven minutes in, Freshman Midfielder Ray Ciccone dribbled down the field and found Horan in front of the goal, who passed it to Ryan Morgan, on a beautiful set up, who scored on a one timer just five feet from the left side of the goal. Morgan added another goal 57 seconds later converting on a rebounded shot from Burkhardt. It was 4 - 0 and not even 10 minutes had passed in the second half. Needless to say, the home crowd was going crazy. When asked about his offensive out burst, Morgan said, "Coach just told me to go after it, and that's what I did."