Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Wednesday afternoon the Montgomery County Community College Mustangs men’s soccer team traveled to Newtown, Pa. to take on the rival Bucks County Community College Centurians.
The Mustangs lost 2-3 to the Centurians earlier in the season and, with a seven game winning streak under their belts, were looking for retribution. But the Centurians robbed the Mustangs once again coming from behind to win their second match up 2-1 in overtime.
The game started off well for the Mustangs as their defense staved off the Centurians’ aggressive attack. However, the Centurians’ defense performed equally well. The Mustangs entered the second half scoreless and deadlocked at 0-0 with the Centurians.
But the stalemate didn’t last long. Just two minutes into the second half freshman forward Dave Griffith (North Penn) put the Mustangs ahead with a blazing shot to the back of the net. The Centurians fought to catch up but were unsuccessful until forward Andrew Wittekind scored in the 87th minute tying up the score. The Mustangs were unable to answer back sending the teams into overtime, where the Centurians ultimately won with a goal from forward Sean McNelis.
The MustangsÕ record now stands at 7-2 as they take on the Philadelphia County Community College Colonials at home on Saturday, Oct. 3. Game time is 1 p.m. and will occur during the 16th annual Montgomery County Community College Community Day celebration.
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by Amanda Rogers, Sports Information Director
