SALISBURY, Md. – Washington College men's soccer picked up the first win of the 2023 campaign by taking down Salisbury on the road. First half goals by
Katim Njie (Junior/Montgomery Village, Md.)Â and
Chris Comber (Senior/Chester Springs, Pa.) provided the Shoremen with a 2-0 halftime lead. Salisbury pulled one back after the break through Alex Floyd but
Tshazi Kamau (Freshman/Nairobi, Kenya)found the net in the 66
th minute to restore the two-goal lead. The Shoremen were able to hold out from there for a 3-1 road victory.Â
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Washington College 3 Salisbury 1
How It Happened
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Katim Njie netted his second goal of the campaign with a strike in the 11
th minute of the match. Just 20 minutes later
Chris Comber scored a goal assisted by
Shepherd Koffie (Sophomore/Gaithersburg, Md.) and
Cole Gifford (Senior/Delran, N.J.). The defense kept the Seagulls off the score sheet as Washington took a 2-0 advantage into halftime.Â
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- Salisbury pulled a goal by just 12 minutes into the second half as Alex Floyd scored from the penalty spot to make it a 2-1 score line. Just under ten minutes later, the Shoremen restored the two-goal lead with a finish by
Tshazi Kamau that was set up Njie.Â
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- Salisbury pushed for another goal to get back into the match but were unable to beat keeper
Anthony Pinto and the defense as the Shoremen ran out with a 3-1 win.Â
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For The Shoremen (1-0-4)
- Scoring:
Katim Njie,
Chris Comber (assisted by Koffie and Gifford),
Tshazi Kamau (assisted by Njie)
- Goalkeeper:Â
Anthony Pinto (4 saves, 1 goals allowed, 90:00)
- Washington had 17 shots with 11 on target and took three corner kicks in the contest. Njie was yellow carded.Â
For Salisbury (3-1-2)
- Scoring: Alex Floyd (PK)
- Goalkeeper: Skyler McCarthy (8 saves, 3 goal allowed, 90:00)
- The Seagulls took ten shots in the contest with five on target and had seven corners.Â
Notes
-Â Kamau's goal was his first for the Shoremen.Â
- The Shoremen are unbeaten against the Seagulls in their last three meetings, winning the last two contests in Salisbury.Â
Up Next
9/16 – Saturday at Dickinson, 3:00 p.m. The Shoremen open up Centennial Conference play on the road against the Red Devils. Â
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