HARRISONBURG,
Va. Chris Wheeler (Newcastle, Australia/St. Francis Xavier)
and Eric Detzel (York, Pa./Central York) each scored in the first
20 minutes of the game to lift Mount St. Mary's past High Point in
men's soccer action at the JMU/Comfort Inn Harrisonburg
Invitational on Sunday.
Wheeler
notched his second goal in the tournament in the third minute
before Detzel found the twine in the 20th minute for his first
tally of the season to help the Mount (2-1-0) to its second win in
the first three games for the first time since 2006.
Vinnie
Berry (Helensburgh, Scotland/St. Patrick) dished out the assist on
Detzel's goal while Chris Davis (Townsville, Australia/Kirwan
State) made five saves in the winning effort.
Mike
Stephenson scored in the final two minutes for the Panthers (1-2-0)
and Michael Chesler turned away four shots in the loss.
Mount St.
Mary's scored twice in the first half and held on to down High
Point in the first-ever meeting between the two
programs.
Wheeler
got the Mount on the scoreboard early in the match after he
converted a penalty kick at the 2:27 mark. Berry then found Detzel
at 19:28 for the eventual game-winner and a 2-0
advantage.
With a
shutout in the Mountaineers sights, the Panthers' Stephenson took a
pass from Chris Schrum at the 88:27 mark to cut the margin to
2-1.
Schrum
gave High Point some of its best chances to score prior to
Stephenson's goal. Schrum had his shot turned away at the 46th and
86th minutes by Davis and also hit the post in the 65th and 67th
minutes.
Mount St.
Mary's has won two of its first three games for the fifth time
under head coach Rob Ryerson. The Mount went 2-0-1 in 2006 and
posted a 2-1-0 mark in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2008.
The
Mountaineers return to action on Sept. 14 at home against Radford.
Game time is 3 p.m.