Box Score
EMMITSBURG, Md. -Junior Chris Wheeler (Newcastle, Australia/St.
Francis Xavier) scored in the 27th minute to lead Mount St. Mary's
past Robert Morris 1-0 in Northeast Conference (NEC) men's soccer
action on Friday.
Freshman Patrick Wheeler (Newcastle, Australia/St. Francis
Xavier) hit a long ball to senior Eric Detzel (York, Pa./Central
York), who hit a shot off the right post before Wheeler knocked
home the decisive goal at the 26:47 mark.
It was the elder Wheeler's 13th goal of the year to establish a
new Mount Division I record for goals in a season. Chris Wheeler
has three goals in his last two games while Patrick Wheeler has
dished out three assists in his last two matches. Detzel notched
his team-leading eighth assist of the year and has a goal and two
assists in his last two contests.
Chris Davis (Townsville, Australia/Kirwan State) made two saves
for the Mount (7-9-0, 4-4-0 NEC) in his fifth shutout of the season
and now has 17 shutouts in his career.
Toba Bolaji made two stops for the Colonials (8-6-2, 4-2-2 NEC)
in the loss.
Mount St. Mary's scored in the first half and held on to earn
its second-straight win on the year and extend its unbeaten streak
to five games against Robert Morris.
The Colonials had seven shots in the game, but only two on goal.
Davis stopped Matt Griffin at the 23:34 mark in the first half and
Tyler Solis at 87:33 to preserve the shutout.
Detzel moved into sixth place on the program's all-time career
assist list with 17 helpers and became the fifth player in Mount
Division I history to record 50 points in a career.
The Mount returns to action on Monday at Saint Francis (Pa.).
Match time is 2:30 p.m.