By Kalyn Albers, Staff Writer
The Susquehanna men’s soccer team dropped a 4-0 loss to 23rd-ranked Drew University on Saturday in Selinsgrove.
With their eleventh-straight win, the Rangers were able to secure a home game and berth in the upcoming Landmark Conference Tournament.
Sophomore forward Andy Imoh started scoring off for the Rangers by taking a pass from sophomore forward Tyler Kwaak and putting it past Susquehanna’s sophomore goalkeeper Matt Ellingworth to make the score 1-0.
Imoh scored another goal just six minutes later to make the score 2-0 in favor of Drew.
Ellingworth was able to stop a penalty kick attempt in the 21st minute from Imoh but senior forward Benjamin Audi was able to put a corner kick on target to set up teammate Anthony Mcmyne for the third goal of the game for Drew.
Susquehanna did not get their first shot of the game until the 27th minute when junior midfielder Eric Dempsey hit the crossbar. It would be only one of three shots on goal for the River Hawks on the day.
Scoring would become dormant for the rest of the first half and Drew would not add to their score until early in the second half. Sophomore defender Matt Asante scored the only goal of the second half in the 55th minute to make the score the eventual 4-0 final.
Ellingworth had five saves throughout the entire game stopping many scoring opportunities for the Rangers. Drew sophomore goalkeeper Jason Adamo recorded his eighth shutout of the season.
The River Hawks struggled all day with fouls, as they racked up a staggering 16 fouls compared to Drew’s total of seven fouls.
Drew also managed to triple Susquehanna shots on goal during the day, and Imoh had more shots than the River Hawks had on goal (5-3).
With the loss, Susquehanna dropped to 4-8-2 on the sea- son and 2-2-1 in conference play, while Drew improved their perfect record to 14-0-1 and 5-0-0 in conference play.
The River Hawks return to action on Saturday, Oct. 21 where they head on the road to play conference-foe Elizabethtown. Game time starts at 4:30 p.m for Susquehanna.
The Blue Jays come into the game riding a three-game win streak with wins over Catholic, Penn St.-Berks, and Goucher, where the latter was a 1-0 win.
Blue Jays junior Gilbert Waso returned to the lineup since being shelfed with an injury since Sept. 30 and delivered with the only goal of the game for Elizabethtown in the 25th minute when he faked a pass and proceeded to shoot the ball past Goucher goalkeeper Danield Hendry for the unassisted goal.
Elizabethtown currently sits at 8-5-1 on the season and is tied with the River Hawks with a 2-2-1 conference record.
Their last loss came at the hands of Landmark Conference-foe Scranton at the end of September when the Royals gave the Blue Jays a 2-0 loss.
Elizabethtown has also been much more successful on the road than they have at the friendly confines of their home turf as the Blue Jays have a 5-1- 0 record on the road compared to a 2-3-1 record at home.
The game will be a must win for the River Hawks if they want to keep their Landmark Conference playoffs hope alive, especially with Elizabethtown having a better overall record despite having the same conference record.
