THE RUNDOWN
Final Score:Â Roberts Wesleyan 4, Gannon3
Records:Â Roberts Wesleyan (2-1-0), Gannon (3-4-0)
Location:Â McConnell Family Stadium | Erie, Pa.
The Short Story:Â
Sergio Del Castillo (Madrid, Spain/) scored his team-leading eighth goal of the season on Sunday afternoon, but it wasn't enough as the Golden Knights fell 4-3 to Roberts Wesleyan to end the abbreviated spring season.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- In just 15-seconds of play, Roberts Wesleyan took a 1-0 lead as Ruiz Dylan dribbled around the defender to land a shot behind the keeper before the Redhawks doubled the lead in the 5th-minute.
- Gannon brought the match within one in the 7th-minute as James Pool (Hastings, England/Claverham) would take the corner before Charlie Peterson's strike found the back of the net for his first collegiate score.
- The Redhawks extended their lead as Justin Robertson connected with a pass from midfield to chip a shot over the keeper to lead 3-1 at the half. Â
- The Golden Knights opened scoring in the second half with two consecutive goals to level the score. With a free kick from Pool, Kaine Hardy (Gold Coast, Australia/Trinity Lutheran College) passed the ball in front of the net for Sergio Del Castillo (Madrid, Spain/) to finish the shot to make it 3-2. Del Castillo earned his first brace of the season as the Madrid, Spain product recorded the shot off a defender's header.
- Justin Robertson recorded the game-winner for Roberts Wesleyan after was rewarded the penalty kick in the 51st-minute.
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GAME NOTES
- Gannon outshot the Redhawks 15-13 with nine landing on frame led by Del Castillo with five
- Del Castillo completed the season with a team-high 17 points with one assist.
- The Golden Knights and Redhawks combined for 11 yellow cards with GU receiving six while RWC recorded two red cards in the final seven minutes of regulation.
- David Sytelien and David Weber (Sevelen, Switzerland/Liechtensteinisches Gymnasium Vaduz) each registered 45-minutes in goal for the Golden Knights with Sytelien allowing three goals with three saves while Weber allowed the game-winner with two saves.