Sergio Del Castillo
Point Park Communications
7
Winner Gannon GAN (1-1-0)
1
Point Park PP (6-4-0)
Winner
Gannon GAN
(1-1-0)
7
Final
1
Point Park PP
(6-4-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Gannon GAN 3 4 7
Point Park PP 0 1 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Myles Johnson, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Golden Knights Breeze Past Pioneers, 7-1

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: Gannon 7, Point Park 1  
Records: Gannon (1-1), Point Park (6-4, 6-2 RSC)
Location: Highmark Stadium | Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Short Story: The Gannon men's soccer team went on the road and netted a season-high seven goals to earn its first win of the season, 7-1, over Point Park on Friday afternoon at Highmark Stadium. Sergio Del Castillo (Madrid, Spain/) paced the Golden Knights with a career-high three goals with one assist.

GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER HOW IT HAPPENED
  • After a scoreless first 17 minutes of action, Lennox Crews (Offenbach, Germany/Leibnizschule) connected with Dom Knowles (Gold Coast, Australia/The Southport School) for a goal to put Gannon on the scoreboard, 1-0, in the 18th minute. Crews continued his big half finding the back of the net three minutes later to increase the edge to 2-0.
  • Gannon then started to pull away as Crews tallied his second goal of the half in the 35th minute, 3-0. The Golden Knights led the break, 3-0, and posted six shots on goal in the frame.
  • Gannon continued to surge in the second half as Del Castillo notched a goal to increase the edge to 4-0 in the 52nd minute. Geert Bijl got Point Park on the scoreboard to ruin the shutout, 4-1, at the 71st minute mark.
  • The Knights then answered right back one minute later as Del Castillo posted another goal to push the edge up to 5-1. Gannon sealed the game tacking on insurance goals from Tinashe Katsande (Norwich, England/Dereham Sixth Form College) in the 75th minute and Del Castillo in the 77th minute to seal the 7-1 road win.
GAME NOTES
  • As a team, Gannon posted 22 total shots, including 11 shots on goal.
  • Del Castillo paced the Knights with a career-high three goals. He also added five shots on goal and one assist to his stat line. It marked his second career multi goal game.
  • Crews also matched a career-best two goals with a career-high two assists.
  • Katsande registered his first goal of the season and fifth of his career.
  • David Weber (Sevelen, Switzerland/Liechtensteinisches Gymnasium Vaduz) made his first career start in net and logged four saves over 59 minutes of action.
  • David Syntelien (Gjovik, Norway/Gjovik Vinderegaende) closed out the final 30 minutes and posted three saves.
UP NEXT
  • Gannon returns to action March 20 on the road at Roberts Wesleyan at 2:00 p.m.
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