LEWISBURG, Pa.-
Jack Webber (Bernville, Pa./Tulpehocken) had a goal and an assist and
Brendan McGhee (Pickering, Ontario, Canada/St. Mary's Catholic) and
Francis de Vries (Christchurch, New Zealand/Cashmere) added tallies as Saint Francis picked up its first win of the year, 3-1 over the Bucknell Bison on Friday.
Webber knocked home a
Pablo Medina (Monterrey, Mexico/IMG Academies) corner kick in the 50
th minute to give the Red Flash a lead they wouldn't relinquish. The defender's goal broke up what had been a defensive match between the two teams.
Pablo Medina (Monterrey, Mexico/IMG Academies) had two opportunities early on in the contest, he set the tone with a shot just three minutes into the match and had another shot sail wide.
Marcus Rojas (Fremont, Calif./Bellarmine College Preparatory) got his first start of the year in net, and made three first half saves and five in the match. The teams were scoreless after the first 45 with the Bison owning a 7-5 shot edge.
Webber's goal opened the game up as the Bison tried to press for the equalizer. Rojas turned away a Jesse Klug shot just moments after Webber's goal. The Flash would strike again on a counter-attack. After Zack Rockmore's shot was blocked,
Calvin Rezende (Davie, Fla. /University School at Nova Southeastern) found
Mario Mastrangelo (Venetia, Pa/Peters Township) who chipped a pass into
Brendan McGhee (Pickering, Ontario, Canada/St. Mary's Catholic). McGhee finished beautifully in the 66
th minute with a shot that found the back of the net from 12 yards.
The Saint Francis defense locked down and preserved the lead. The Red Flash held the Bison without a shot off two set pieces. Rojas then turned away a Dany Teran shot, leading to another SFU counter-attack.
Andres Vega (Managua, Nicaragua/Colegio Centro America) put a corner kick into the box where Webber found Francis deVries for his first goal of the season in the 83 minute to make it 3-0. Less than 30 seconds later, Jesse Klug beat a charging Rojas to spoil the clean sheet and give us the 3-1 final.
The win moves the Red Flash to 1-1-2 on the season. Saint Francis will open their home season with the Niagara Purple Eagles coming to Loretto for a 4 p.m. start time on Sunday.
