2008 Woodie Awards
Men's Soccer Blow Past Centenary
John Mailolli
Issue date: 10/7/04 Section: Sports
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The Red Hawk's soccer team continued its winning ways on Wednesday, with an overwhelming, crushing victory of 7 - 0 over Centenary College. They accomplished the defeat through a balanced attack where each of seven different players scored once, resulting in a one-sided game after the first half.
Sophomore forward Ilyas Tasci began the massacre with a quick goal- three minutes into the game, which was assisted by Ryan Morgan. Captain Sean Horan subsequently added insurance by blasting a fierce shot 20-minutes later. Midfielder Andrew Macho chipped in a goal by successfully making a penalty shot to increase the lead to three. Freshman defender, Sheldon Wilson, also became one of the seven scorers, knocking one in on his own.
The defense was so dominating and potent that Centenary College was only capable of making six shots in the whole game. Junior defender, Mike Hogan, became a little bored as well and decided to join the scoring club by booting one in as well. At the end of the first-half, the Red Hawks found themselves ahead 6 - 0, taking away the excitement from the fans.
The Centenary Cyclones appeared to be struggling all throughout the game. They never really forced the ball to play in Red Hawk territory. The Centenary defenders were having an extremely difficult time trying to execute and pass the ball to their
midfielders and forwards. They even shouted for their forwards to "drop back" and help defend with them.
When halftime arrived, Centenary hopelessly and gloomily walked off the field, assured that it would take a miracle to climb out of the huge hole that the Red Hawks created. The second half began with Coach Brian Sentowski substituting his starters for the new, inexperienced rookies on the team. The second half was merely ticking the clock away, distributing and passing the ball all around the field - a technique that is used in other sports as well, such as basketball and soccer. It ended with the Red Hawks icing the game with one last goal to complete a 7 - 0 slaughter on Centenary College.
The star player for the Red Hawks could have been any of the seven scorers, but the one who was conspicuous and recognizable was sophomore Ryan Morgan. Once again, Morgan showed he was a first-team All NJAC player by collecting three assists, and attempting five strong shots on the Centenary goalkeeper. He still remains the top scorer on the team, above Kyle Hughes and Mike Hogan with six goals, 14 points, and 21 shots.
The overpowering victory improves the Red Hawk's record to an overall record of 9 - 1 - 1, but still remain 3 - 1 - 0 in the NJAC Conference. Their next opponent will force the Red Hawks to pack their bags and travel to Texas to play Southwestern University in San Antonio. The following game will also be played in Texas against small college Trinity. The team returns to New Jersey next week but will play another road game against Richard Stockton College.
Sophomore forward Ilyas Tasci began the massacre with a quick goal- three minutes into the game, which was assisted by Ryan Morgan. Captain Sean Horan subsequently added insurance by blasting a fierce shot 20-minutes later. Midfielder Andrew Macho chipped in a goal by successfully making a penalty shot to increase the lead to three. Freshman defender, Sheldon Wilson, also became one of the seven scorers, knocking one in on his own.
The defense was so dominating and potent that Centenary College was only capable of making six shots in the whole game. Junior defender, Mike Hogan, became a little bored as well and decided to join the scoring club by booting one in as well. At the end of the first-half, the Red Hawks found themselves ahead 6 - 0, taking away the excitement from the fans.
The Centenary Cyclones appeared to be struggling all throughout the game. They never really forced the ball to play in Red Hawk territory. The Centenary defenders were having an extremely difficult time trying to execute and pass the ball to their
midfielders and forwards. They even shouted for their forwards to "drop back" and help defend with them.
When halftime arrived, Centenary hopelessly and gloomily walked off the field, assured that it would take a miracle to climb out of the huge hole that the Red Hawks created. The second half began with Coach Brian Sentowski substituting his starters for the new, inexperienced rookies on the team. The second half was merely ticking the clock away, distributing and passing the ball all around the field - a technique that is used in other sports as well, such as basketball and soccer. It ended with the Red Hawks icing the game with one last goal to complete a 7 - 0 slaughter on Centenary College.
The star player for the Red Hawks could have been any of the seven scorers, but the one who was conspicuous and recognizable was sophomore Ryan Morgan. Once again, Morgan showed he was a first-team All NJAC player by collecting three assists, and attempting five strong shots on the Centenary goalkeeper. He still remains the top scorer on the team, above Kyle Hughes and Mike Hogan with six goals, 14 points, and 21 shots.
The overpowering victory improves the Red Hawk's record to an overall record of 9 - 1 - 1, but still remain 3 - 1 - 0 in the NJAC Conference. Their next opponent will force the Red Hawks to pack their bags and travel to Texas to play Southwestern University in San Antonio. The following game will also be played in Texas against small college Trinity. The team returns to New Jersey next week but will play another road game against Richard Stockton College.