Wilfong Scores in Loss for Shoremen

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Heston Priestley scored the game-winning goal at the 103:52 mark to lift host Catholic University to a 2-1 double-overtime win over visiting Washington College in a non-conference men's soccer game this afternoon in Washington, D.C. The Cardinals improved to 4-4 with the win, while the Shoremen slipped to 4-4 with the loss. 

The Shoremen registered the first shot of the game when senior midfielder Matt Wilfong (Hampstead, Md./North Carroll) had a shot saved by Catholic goalkeeper Torsten Meuschke. Catholic scored on its first shot of the game at the 16:08 mark when Sean Adams netted a goal off a cross from Tyler Zimmerman. Wilfong evened the score on his and the Shoremen's second shot of the game, finding the back of the net at 27:35. Catholic nearly regained the lead at 43:31, but a shot by Jon Paciorek off a corner kick was played off the line by Washington senior forward Joseph Fili (Sparks, Md./Loyola Blakefield).

The score remained deadlocked well throughout the second half as a shot by Josh Barrett that went wide for Catholic at 85:22 ended a nearly 20-minute stretch during which neither team recorded a shot. Ben Sykes sent a shot high of the goal at 88:22 for the final scoring attempt of regulation. 

The only shot of the first overtime period came off the foot of Catholic's Nico Bartolomeo and went high at 93:48.

Wilfong sent a shot high at 101:54 for the first shot of the second overtime before Priestley scored the game-winner off an assist from Paciorek. 

The Cardinals held a 13-7 advantage in total shots in the game, though the Shoremen had a 6-4 edge in shots on goal. Catholic also maintained a 9-5 advantage in corner kicks. Mueschke made five saves in goal for the Cardinals. Bartolomeo took a game-high four shots. Wilfong and sophomore midfielder Dimitri Kaliakin (Landenberg, Pa./Salesianum School [Del.]) each had a team-best three shots for Washington.

The Shoremen return to action Saturday with a 6:00 p.m. Centennial Conference game at fourth-ranked Franklin & Marshall.