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Bucknell Men's Soccer Suffers First Home Loss of the Season
10/7/2001 8:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Oct. 7, 2001
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Junior Kris Bertsch scored two goals for American, and three other Eagles players tallied in the contest as visiting American handed Bucknell a 5-1 defeat in Patriot League action for BU's first home loss since the season-opener of the 2000 season.
Senior Adam Rosen wasted little time getting American the lead when he headed a cross into the net just 3:19 into the contest. Just over six minutes later, Bertsch struck with his first goal of the game on a shot from the right side, past diving goalkeeper Steve Whitaker (Wayne, Pa./Conestoga). At the 24:02 mark of the opening frame, Bertsch capped the scoring for the half with his second tally, blasting the ball from 20 yards out to put the Eagles up 3-0.
The Bison did not get a chance to score in the first half as the American defense did its job and the team outshot Bucknell 9-0 in the stanza. The Eagles also held a 5-1 advantage in corner kicks in the opening half.
BU came out determined in the second frame, but it was still American with the only score on the board. AU freshman Shawn Kuykendall extended the visitor's lead to 4-0 when he tallied his second goal of the season just over eight minutes into the final half. Senior Jonathon Colton was credited with the assist. Less than two minutes later, senior Brett Colton made it 5-0 on an unassisted goal at the 59:30 mark of the game.
Despite outshooting American 6-4 in the second half and holding a 5-1 advantage in corner kicks in the frame, the Bison could only muster one goal to avoid the shutout. Freshman Alexander Far (Redding, Conn./Joel Barlow) made the most of a Tom Ryan (Pine City, N.Y./Elmira Southside) pass from 25 yards out, scoring his second career goal to make it 5-1 with 83:09 gone in the game. The Orange and Blue had several scoring opportunities in the final 10 minutes, but it was too little, too late and American held on for the 5-1 win.
Bucknell, now 2-6 overall and 0-2 in Patriot League play, travels to Saint Peter's on Wednesday, October 10, for a 3:30 p.m. match against the Peacocks. American improves to 5-4 overall and remains undefeated in conference action with a 3-0 record.
American 3 2 -- 5 Bucknell 0 1 -- 1AU - Rosen (unassisted), 3:19 AU - Bertsch (unassisted), 9:42 AU - Bertsch (unassisted), 24:02 AU - Kuykendall, S. (Colton, J.), 57:43 AU - Colton, B. (unassisted), 59:30 BU - Far (Ryan), 83:09
Shots: American 13. Bucknell 6. Saves: American (Behonick) 0, (Myers) 0. Bucknell (Whitaker) 2, (Sheldon) 0. Corner Kicks: American 6. Bucknell 5. Fouls: American 16. Bucknell 19 Team Records: American 5-4, 3-0 Patriot League. Bucknell 2-6, 0-2 Patriot League.
