Men's Soccer Falls to no. 13 Connecticut, 6-0
10/1/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Golden Eagles lose BIG EAST contest
STORRS, Conn. ? Marquette, a team that has faced difficult competition through its young season, faced its fourth nationally-ranked opponent in nine matches. Despite the tough competition, the Golden Eagles struggled for the first time this year allowing multiple goals in a 6-0 loss to 13th-ranked Connecticut.
"The emotion of the night, playing in front of such a large crowd, we struggled early," head coach Steve Adlard said. "We made mistakes and there there was no other reason except the pressure we put on ourselves, internally."
Connecticut (7-2-1, 2-2-1 BIG EAST) took a 4-0 lead by the end of the first half. UConn forward Stanley Ford scored the first of his two goals on the night in the 12th minute, by taking a turnover deep in the Marquette (4-4-1, 1-3-1 BIG EAST) end, attacking the MU goal, and beating starting MU keeper Steven Grow.
O'Brian White scored the next two goals in just over three minutes. He had a shot right in front of the MU net in the 15th minute, scoring off a short pass from Ford, who received a cross from Moshe Shalchon. White scored again in the 18th minute, covering a entry pass from Dori Arad and a touch from Willis Forko before any MU defenders could clear the ball out of difficulty.
The Huskies added a goal in the 42nd minute when Chukwudi Chijindu put home a header that Grow had saved, but couldn't manage to handle the rebound.
As Marquette built its pressure offensively, owning more of the possession than it did in the first half, the game got away from the Golden Eagles on goals due Marquette pushing up toward the UConn goal.
"The nature of soccer is that you leave yourself vulnerable when you are down," Adlard said. "It's cruel. You feel like that you are getting back into it, little-by-little, and they respond and it gets away from you.
Ford scored his second goal in the 63rd minute on a build-up from Shalchon. Ford scored from 15 yards away, past MU reserve keeper Andy Kroll. In the 83rd minute Stephen Cenatiempo scored the Huskies' final tally on an assist from Pat Halligan.
Marquette couldn't manage much on the offensive end, recording just three shots on the evening, two of which were on goal. An attempt by senior midfielder Blair Kohlmeyer and a shot by Pat Knoelke forced Connecticut keeper Adam Schuerman to make two saves.. Grow made three of MU's four saves on the evening.
Connecticut was the no. 1 ranked team in the nation as late as two weeks ago, a fact that was not lost on Adlard.
"They were so quick and so skilled. They were fast and possessed well. The fact of the matter is they have a very good team," he said.
Adlard is hoping for some growth out of this loss.
"We need to learn from playing in this type of intense pressure, and we might have done it," he said. "Playing under the lights in front of such a large crowd gives a tremendous attitude negatively toward the visitor."
The Golden Eagles return to action on Wednesday, October 5, taking on Notre Dame at 7 p.m. at Valley Fields.
Soccer Box Score (Final) Marquette Soccer Marquette vs #13 Connecticut (Oct 01, 2005 at Storrs, Conn.)Marquette (4-4-1, 1-3-1 BE) vs. Goals by period 1 2 TotConnecticut (7-2-1, 2-2-1 BE) -------------------------------Date: Oct 01, 2005 Attendance: 3041 Marquette........... 0 0 - 0Weather: Clear and cool, 63 degrees Connecticut......... 4 2 - 6Marquette ConnecticutPos ## Player Sh SOG G A Pos ## Player Sh SOG G A------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------G 18 GROW, Steven........ - - - - G 18 SCHUERMAN, Adam..... - - - -D 2 CARLSON, Mike....... - - - - M 2 MOLOI, Mpho......... - - - 1F 3 BLOUIN, Matt........ - - - - D 3 JAMES, Julius....... 1 - - -M 8 KOHLMEYER, Blair.... 1 1 - - M 4 SHALCHON, Moshe..... - - - 2D 9 SABICH, Nathan...... - - - - D 5 SCHILLING, Karl..... - - - -M 10 DAHLQUIST, Bryan.... - - - - F 7 WHITE, O'Brian...... 4 4 2 -M 14 ADDIS, Dan.......... - - - - M 13 FORD, Stanley....... 3 3 2 1F 15 SILVERT-NOFTLE, D... - - - - D 19 FORKO, Willis....... - - - 1M 16 WALTON, Rob......... - - - - M 20 ARAD, Dori.......... - - - 1M 17 SOPER, Matt......... - - - - F 22 CORDEIRO, Ryan...... 1 - - -M 22 KNOELKE, Pat........ 1 1 - - M 26 BROWN, Drew......... - - - - ---------- Substitutes ---------- ---------- Substitutes ---------- 1 KROLL, Andy......... - - - - 6 CARNAHAN, Glen...... - - - - 4 ZARSE, Jamie........ - - - - 8 CENATIEMPO, Stephen. 2 2 1 1 5 GILL, Andy.......... - - - - 9 CHIJINDU, Chukwudi.. 1 1 1 - 11 NIKCHEVICH, Ryan.... - - - - 11 GLASS, Grayson...... - - - - 12 HARRIS, Richie...... - - - - 14 WALLER, Josh........ - - - - 19 KLEMM, Mike......... - - - - 16 JONES, Louis........ - - - - 21 KAY, Nick........... - - - - 17 GUISHARD, Brandon... - - - - 23 RUIZ, Erik.......... 1 - - - 21 BOA, Joe............ - - - - 24 BJELIC, Aleksandar.. - - - - 23 FROMAYAN, David..... 1 - - - Totals.............. 3 2 0 0 24 CHEHEBAR, Abe....... - - - - 25 POLLACK, Brett...... - - - - 27 LOPEZ, Caesar....... 1 - - - 28 HALLIGAN, Pat....... - - - 1 Totals.............. 14 10 6 8Marquette Connecticut## Player MIN GA Saves ## Player MIN GA Saves--------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------18 GROW, Steven........ 45:00 4 3 18 SCHUERMAN, Adam..... 82:23 0 21 KROLL, Andy......... 45:00 2 1 25 POLLACK, Brett...... 7:37 0 0 TM TEAM................ 0:00 0 0Shots by period 1 2 Tot Saves by period 1 2 Tot------------------------------- -------------------------------Marquette........... 1 2 - 3 Marquette........... 3 1 - 4Connecticut......... 9 5 - 14 Connecticut......... 1 1 - 2Corner kicks 1 2 Tot Fouls 1 2 Tot------------------------------- -------------------------------Marquette........... 1 3 - 4 Marquette........... 7 3 - 10Connecticut......... 3 1 - 4 Connecticut......... 6 6 - 12SCORING SUMMARY:GOAL Time Team Goal Scorer Assists-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 11:41 CONN FORD, Stanley (1) (unassisted) 2. 14:01 CONN WHITE, O'Brian (2) FORD, Stanley; SHALCHON, Moshe 3. 17:12 CONN WHITE, O'Brian (3) ARAD, Dori; FORKO, Willis 4. 41:39 CONN CHIJINDU, Chukwudi CENATIEMPO, Stephen; MOLOI, Mpho 5. 62:29 CONN FORD, Stanley (2) SHALCHON, Moshe 6. 82:57 CONN CENATIEMPO, Stephen (1) HALLIGAN, PatCAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS:YC-CONN #3 (68:17)Officials: Referee: Bhajj Salman; Asst. Referee: Syrus Ataii; Joe Carreiro;Alt. Official: Mark Paquette; Scorer: Alissa Clendenen;Offsides: Marquette 0, Connecticut 1.
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