2008 Woodie Awards
M. soccer to Duke it out
Date with Duke awaits after 4-1 victory over Adelphi
Justin Goldman
Issue date: 11/13/06 Section: Sports
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The only question now is how far they can advance.
Brown moved on to the second round of the NCAA tournament for the second straight year with the win Saturday afternoon at Stevenson Field.
The Bears' offense had struggled mightily entering the game, going scoreless in five consecutive halves to end the season on a 1-1-1 skid that threatened its postseason hopes. But on Saturday Brown erupted for three goals over three minutes and 43 seconds around the 34 minute mark of the first half. Andrew Daniels '07 recorded two of those three early scores and completed his first collegiate hat trick early in the second half to ice the game.
"It's fun to score any time in any game, but a hat trick is definitely fun," Daniels said. "I may have had (a hat trick) in indoor during high school, but this is definitely my first collegiate one."
The Panthers came out with some energy early on, controlling the ball in Brown's end of the field to start the game. But the Bears did not panic and eventually swung the momentum in their favor.
"In the tournament, you win or you're out," said midfielder Brian Joyce '07. "We focused on bringing a lot of energy and beating them from start to finish."
It did not take Brown long to strike. In the 11th minute, captain Ben Brackett '07 controlled the ball in the middle of the field. He passed it to Chris Roland '10 who was making a run down the left sideline. Roland dribbled the ball down the sideline almost to the endline and sent a perfect cross to Daniels in the middle of the 6-yard box. The cross passed by one Panther defender and went right to Daniels, who headed the ball into the right corner of the net.