A second goal from Salisbury’s Noah Blankensop in the 86th minute beat the St. Mary’s College of Maryland men’s soccer team 2-1 Saturday, Oct. 10, in a non-conference game in Salisbury.
The Seahawks fell to 5-8. Salisbury, ranked fifth in Region VI, improved to 10-1-2.
How it happened
Salisbury outshot St. Mary’s College 8-3 in the first half. All three SMCM shots in that half missed the target, and all came in the first 20 minutes. Senior captain Zack Reed of Leonardtown (Leonardtown High) made an early save on a low shot by Dale Gordon in the sixth minute.
Blankensop, coming off the bench, put Salisbury ahead in the 34th minute.
St. Mary’s College tied it in the 68th minute. Sophomore forward Matthew Kuwik of Rockville set up junior midfielder Zach Blaum, who beat the keeper one-on-one with a left-footed shot. It was Blaum’s seventh goal of the season.
Blankensop answered four minutes from the end for the winner, assisted by David Brunetti and Conor Moran.
By the numbers
- Shots: Salisbury 16, SMCM 6
- Shots on goal: Salisbury 5, SMCM 2
- Corner kicks: Salisbury 8, SMCM 3
- Saves: Reed 3 for SMCM; Salisbury’s Will Noble and Nate Jones combined for 1
- Fouls: SMCM 22, Salisbury 11
Blaum led the Seahawks with two shots. Gordon and Harry Vasilios each had four shots for the Sea Gulls.
The loss came three days after the Seahawks routed Wilson 9-0 in United East play.
Up next
St. Mary’s College hosts Gallaudet (0-10, 0-4 United East) today, Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 5 p.m. at Jamie L. Roberts Stadium. The Seahawks then host Penn College (7-4-3, 7-1-0 UEC) Saturday, Oct. 17, at 5:30 p.m. for Senior Day and Hawktoberfest.
Source: SMCM Athletics and the official box score.
