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Men's Soccer Concludes Season With 1-0 Win Over St. Bonaventure
Nov. 11, 2007
CINCINNATI - Freshman James Getzen scored a first-half goal and the Musketeer defense made it hold up as the Xavier University men's soccer team defeated St. Bonaventure, 1-0, on Sunday afternoon in the 2007 season finale at the XU Soccer Complex. With the win, Xavier completes its season with an 8-10-1 overall record and a 4-4-1 mark in Atlantic 10 play. The Bonnies conclude the year at 6-7-3, 3-4-2. The Musketeers finished the season one point shy of qualifying for their second-straight Atlantic 10 Championship. Fordham scored an overtime goal at Today's match was delayed on two separate occasions due to lightning in the area.
Getzen's game-winner came at 21:50. Sophomore Slav Ubiparipovic controlled the ball just outside of SBU's box and dished to senior Chris Miliano. Miliano then dished-off to Getzen on the near side and he drilled a groundball past a diving David Flynn just inside the far post to put the Musketeers up for good. Sophomore defender Jake Vollmer made a big defensive save off of a shot by SBU's Jon Lopez just minutes later to preserve the lead. The Musketeers out-shot the Bonnies by an 18-to-16 margin and held a 10-to-7 edge in shots on goal. Junior goalkeeper Adam Sokolowski made four first-half saves before he was removed in favor of senior keeper Dale Parsons. Parsons was solid as he made two saves to preserve the senior-day victory. |
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