NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College men's soccer team clobbered visiting Point Park, 7-1, at home on Saturday in the second day of the Westminster/Grove City Invitational.
Sophomore James Gross (McDonald, Pa./McGuffey) and senior Brice Lott (Pittsburgh, Pa./Plum) netted two goals apiece for the Titans (2-1), while both players registered assists to finish the game with five points each.
The Titans actually put eight goals in the net, as Point Park's lone tally was an own goal that gave the Pioneers a 1-0 lead in the 20th minute. The Titans tied the game when junior Aaron Zavora (Westmoreland City, Pa./Norwin) scored in the 27th minute, followed by two Gross goals before halftime.
Senior Ian Hill (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Catholic) pocketed a goal on a Lott assist in the 68th minute, while sophomore Tyler Ryan (Fairfield, Ohio/Fairfield) scored his first career goal in the 78th minute on Gross' assist. Lott scored the game's final two goals in the 84th and 86th minutes.
Junior Lance Leathers (Pleasant Gap, PA / Bellefonte) earned the win in net for Westminster after making just two saves in 70 minutes. The Titans outshot the Pioneers, 22-9.
Westminster returns to action at Carnegie Mellon on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College is a top tier liberal arts college and a national leader in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Guide to America's Best Colleges. Westminster ranked third among liberal arts colleges in social mobility, according to the Washington Monthly College Guide, and is one of the most affordable national liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania. Westminster is also honored as one of "The Best 371 Colleges" and "Best in the Northeast" by The Princeton Review, and is named to the President's Honor Roll for excellence in service learning.
Nearly 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty while choosing from 41 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus.
