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Brian Fenster scored the game’s first goal with just 1:57 left in the first half and the King’s College men’s soccer team added two more scores in the second stanza to post a 3-0 victory over Nazareth College on Sunday in Rochester, New York.
Approaching a scoreless tie at the break, the Monarchs struck first when Kevin Hopkins found Fenster for a 1-0 lead at the 43:03 mark. The score remained the same until the Monarchs pushed across two more goals within a five minute span of the second half.
Chris Galeano scored unassisted at 72:54 before Jonathan Nixon converted a pass from Cassidy Tripolitis at 77:54.
The King’s defense took care of the rest, limiting Nazareth to just four shots on goal the entire game. Monarch goalies Owen Geedey and Tyler Wilson combined for four saves in the game.
King’s held a 18-10 advantage in overall shots and tallied 10 shots on goal and a 9-2 advantage in corner kicks.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Zapoticky off to a strong start
Shippensburg University sophomore quarterback Ryan Zapoticky, a former Dallas standout, was named the inaugural Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division Offensive Player of the Week on Sunday morning after guiding the Red Raiders to a convincing 64-14 victory over Seton Hill on Saturday at Seth Grove Stadium.
Zapoticky, making his second collegiate start, completed 15 of 26 passes for 244 yards and four touchdowns. He also ran a team-high 13 times for 59 yards. He played three quarters, resting in the fourth, and guided the Red Raiders to 10-of-14 third-down conversions and another on fourth down.
One of Zapoticky’s best throws of the day came midway through the second quarter when he evaded a blitz, stepped up in the pocket and threw a 38-yard touchdown strike to Sheldon Mayer that enhanced the Red Raiders lead to 20-7 with 6:18 left in the first half.
Zapoticky’s pocket presence was keen. Four times on third down, Zapoticky was able to use his feet to move the chains. Just three plays before the touchdown to Mayer, as Zapoticky kept the drive alive by running for 12 yards on a third-and-10 play.
Shippensburg totaled 536 yards on the day and scored on all five of its trips into the red zone. Six of its eight touchdown drives lasted seven or more plays.
GOLF
Nagle knocks down an ace
Irem Country Club
Hole in One
Saturday, September 5, 2015
Irem golf member Tom Nagle scored a hole-in-one at the Irem Country Club on Saturday on the 17th hole. Witnessing the shot on the par 3 hole were playing partners Barry Blannett and Pete Pitarra.
FIELD HOCKEY
Wyoming Seminary 3, Wyoming Valley West 1
Kate Romanowski scored twice as the Blue Knights recorded an exhibition victory in a game played Friday.
Kelsey Reznick opened the scoring for Sem 17 minutes in and Romanowski tallied the final two scores for the Blue Knights.
Karaline Stelma cut Valley West’s deficit to 2-1 with Valley West’s only score off a feed from Madison Woods in the first half. Alex Sokach made 10 saves for Sem.
Coughlin 7, Meyers 0
Kyra Wozniak scored four times and Brigid Wood added a goal and two assists to spark the Crusaders in an exhibition victory Friday.
After Coughlin built a four-goal lead, Savanna Robinson opened the second half scoring with an unassisted goal.
Cameron Daughtry made 36 saves for the Mohawks.
Honesdale 3, Lackawanna Trail 1
Ally Meyer scored the game’s first goal, then assisted on two others to boost Honesdale in an exhibition game Friday.
Meyer’s assists came on scores by Emily McVeigh in the first half and Brieanna Mayers in the second stanza.
Courtney Dwyer scored Lackawanna Trail’s lone goal. Honesdale won the JV game, 1-0, on Maggie Murphy’s unsassisted goal.
-Maggie Murphy (Honesdale, 10:00) unassisted