Courtesy of Bowling Green’s Sports Information Departments
Bowling Green 2, Wright State 0
Box Score
The Bowling Green State University men's soccer team kept possession of the I-75 Cup, downing Wright State University by a 2-0 final at Cochrane Stadium on Tuesday night (Sept. 13). Seniors
Jacob Roth scored in the first half and classmate
Pat Flynn in the second, as the Falcons improved to 5-1-0 on the year.
The Falcons defeated the Raiders for the fifth consecutive year, and BGSU is now 6-1-0 vs. WSU since Falcon coach
Eric Nichols and Wright State coach Bryan Davis came up with the idea for the cup, a traveling trophy which goes to the winner of each year's match, prior to the 2010 season. Each of BGSU's previous four wins during the current streak were by one goal.
The Raiders drop to 3-3-0 on the season. Wright State had a 17-14 advantage in total shot attempts, and the visitors had eight corner kicks to the Falcons' two. But, WSU could put just three of their 17 shots on target, as four of those shots were blocked and 10 sailed wide or high. BGSU had a 7-3 edge in shots on goal.
Freshman
Anthony Mwembia made three saves to earn his fourth shutout in six matches this season to date. At the other end of the field, WSU's Joel Sundell made five stops.
The Falcons had several chances in the early going, but could not muster a shot over the first 14 minutes. Just under five minutes in, sophomore
Peter Pugliese took a pass from classmate
Tate Robertson on the left side of the pitch and hit a cross into the penalty area. But, no teammate could get on the other end of it, and the ball sailed all the way through the box. Soph
Bismark Agyeman stole a WSU pass and headed toward the box in the seventh minute, but the Raiders were able to recover.
WSU had four consecutive corner kicks in a span of just over a minute, with two coming from the northeast corner of the field and two from the northwest. The first three were knocked out of play by the BG defense, and the fourth was cleared out of the box.
