ST. DAVID'S, Pa. (Sept. 17, 2016)- Three Different Cyclones netted a goal as the Centenary University men's soccer team dropped a non-conference match to Eastern University, 6-3 on Saturday afternoon. Jacob Meyers scored a goal and took a team-high five shots for the Eagles, who improve to 4-1-1 overall. Senior
Luis Marin (Union City, N.J. / Union Hill) and junior
Richy Castro (Landing, N.J. / Roxbury) both recorded four shots apiece for the Cyclones who fall to 2-3 overall.
Eastern and Centenary traded the lead back and forth in the first half as goals by juniors
Matthew Anderson (Monroe Township, N.J. / Monroe Township) and
Justin White (Minehill, N.J. / Dover) were answered on a penalty kick from Jadon Ramsing and a score by Meyers to even the game at 2-2, going into halftime.
In the second half, Eastern took a 3-2 advantage in the 64
th minute when Cade Harmon scored off an assist from Jake Sankey. The Cyclones responded just five minutes later, when junior
Bryan Mason (Belvidere, N.J. / Belvidere) played a cross into the box for sophomore
Roger Fernandez (Succcasunna, N.J. / Roxbury). Fernandez tapped the ball in the score and the game remained deadlocked at 3-3 in the 69
th minute.
Eastern then proceeded to break the game wide open with three unanswered goals in the final 20 minutes.
White recorded three shots while Fernandez, sophomore
Josh Weiss (Hackettstown, N.J. / Hackettstown), and freshman
Matt Miller (Clifton, N.J. / Clifton) each took two shots. JD Saracco recorded four shots, while Xavier Young, and Colin Furlong each tallied three shots apiece.
Head Coach
Keith O'Connor and the Cyclones will return to action on Wednesday, Sept. 21 in Madison, N.J. against the Devils of FDU-Florham at 7:00 p.m.