CHESTERTOWN, MD -- Sophomore attackman Jimmy Kielek (Baltimore, MD/Archbishop Curley) scored four goals and assisted on another as sixth-ranked host Washington College topped visiting Wesley College, 10-6, tonight on Kibler Field at Roy Kirby, Jr. Stadium. The Shoremen improved to 1-0 by winning their season opener, while Wesley fell to 1-1 with the loss.

The Shoremen jumped out to a 3-0 lead after one quarter and a 6-1 advantage at halftime. Washington extended the lead to 7-1 when junior attackman Mike Sutter (Ellicott City, MD/Mount St. Joseph) scored off an assist from Kielek with 12:56 left in the third quarter. Wesley then mounted a rally as the Wolverines netted three unanswered goals to cut the lead to 7-4. Dan Skeels scored with 11:05 left in the third and Luke Moeller followed with a goal off an assist from Nick Pisacano with 4:49 remaining. Wesley opened the fourth quarter scoring as Skeels scored an extra-man goal off a Bivins assist with 14:35 left in the game.

The Shoremen put an end to the run when junior midfielder Kolyn Kirby (Chestertown, MD/Kent County) fired in a putback off his own shot with 12:00 left to make it 8-4. Wesley twice cut the lead back to three goals, but the Shoremen answered each time. Skeels scored another extra-man goal off a Bivins assist at 9:40, but Kielek answered with a goal off a feed from junior midfielder Andrew Generazio (Springfield, VA/West Springfield/Bridgton, ME) 28 seconds later. Moeller then scored off a Pisacano assist at 8:24, but Generazio ended the scoring with a man-down goal with 7:32 on the clock.

Sutter joined Kielek as the Shoremen's multiple-goal scorers in the game, tallying two goals and one assist. Generazio added one goal and one assist, while junior attackman Chris Read (Baltimore, MD/Boys Latin) handed out two assists. Junior midfielder Mike Hughes (Pasadena, MD/Mount St. Joseph) also had one goal and one assist for Washington, while Kirby and sophomore midfielder Casey O'Connor (Crownsville, MD/Archbishop Spalding) each scored one goal.

Skeels led the Wolverines with three goals, while Moeller netted two goals. Pisacano had one goal and two assists, while Bivins finished with a pair of helpers. Sophomore goalie J. Graham Fadden (New Canaan, CT/Westminster) made nine saves in his first collegiate start for Washington. Jim McCleaft had 14 saves for the Wolverines. The Shoremen outshot the Wolverines, 41-30, including a 26-13 margin in the first half, and maintained a 41-28 advantage on ground balls. Washington won 12 of the game's 18 face-offs; Hughes and O'Connor each won four of their five face-off attempts.

The Shoremen return to action Saturday with a 2:00 p.m. home game against fifth-ranked R.I.T.

Score by Period       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Wesley..............  0  1  2  3 -  6
Washington College..  3  3  1  3 - 10
 
Wesley SCORING:
GOALS: Dan Skeels 3; Luke Moeller 2; Nick Pisacano 1.
ASSISTS: Brad Bivins 2; Nick Pisacano 2.
 
Washington College SCORING:
GOALS: Jimmy Kielek 4; Mike Sutter 2; Andrew Generazio 1;
       Mike Hughes 1; Kolyn Kirby 1; Casey O'Connor 1.
ASSISTS: Chris Read 2; Andrew Generazio 1; Mike Hughes 1;
         Jimmy Kielek 1; Mike Sutter 1.
 
Shots by period       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Wesley..............  6  7  8  9 - 30
Washington College.. 10 16  8  7 - 41
 
Ground balls by prd   1  2  3  4  Tot
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Wesley..............  6  4  9  9 - 28
Washington College.. 10 12  9 10 - 41
 
Face-offs by prd       1     2     3     4     Total
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Wesley..............  0-4   1-5   1-3   4-6  -  6-18
Washington College..  4-4   4-5   2-3   2-6  - 12-18
 
Clears by period       1     2     3     4     Total
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Wesley..............  4-5   7-8   7-9   7-8  - 25-30
Washington College..  3-3   8-9   4-4   8-8  - 23-24
 
Extra-man opps         1     2     3     4     Total
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Wesley..............  0-2   1-1   0-2   2-2  -  3-7
Washington College..  0-0   1-3   0-1   0-3  -  1-7
 
Saves by period       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Wesley..............  1  7  3  3 - 14
Washington College..  3  3  0  3 -  9
 
PENALTIES - WCML 8/11:30; WC 8/10:00.

2007-03-01