Wesley escapes with 2-1 win

Wolverines overcome early 1-0 deficit, hold McDaniel off board

WESTMINSTER, Md. - Omar De Los Santos recorded a goal and an assist to lead Wesley to a 2-1 victory over McDaniel in non-conference men's soccer action on Tuesday.

In the opener for both teams, the Green Terror (0-1) tallied in the game's 11th minute before De Los Santos keyed a pair of goals in an 8-minute, 17-second span, giving the Wolverines (1-0) the win.

At the 24:51 mark, Saidu Fofanah collected and redirected a long pass from Luis Rivera to a waiting De Los Santos in front of the net, evening the game at 1.

Off a restart in the 34th minute, De Los Santos centered the ball from the right side, where Joshua Challah headed it home in the backside of the net for a 2-1 advantage.

Timothy Wineke (Reisterstown, Md./North Carroll) headed in a long Adam Sommers (Frostburg, Md./Beall) pass off the crossbar and down to stake McDaniel to a 1-0 lead at the 10:19 mark.

Eddy Lingue (Columbia, Md./Wilde Lake) had a chance to even the game in the 76th minute but a diving Nick Talarico stopped the ball just shy of the goal line to preserve the win.

Wesley finished with a slim 7-5 advantage in shots and 5-4 edge in corner kicks.

Talarico made two saves in goal for the Wolverines while Benjamin Knight (Acton, Mass./Acton-Boxbourough Regional) and Robert Hollasch (Marriottsville, Md./Liberty) split time in goal for the Green Terror finishing with one and two saves, respectively.

McDaniel returns to action at home against Juniata on Thursday. Game time is 4:30 p.m.

Score by Period                        1            2            -            F
Wesley (1-0)                        2            0            -            2
McDaniel (0-1)                        1            0            -            1

Scoring
M - Timothy Wineke (Adam Sommers), 10:19
W - Omar De Los Santos (Saidu Fofanah), 24:51
W - Joshua Chellah (De Los Santos), 33:08

Shots: W 7, M 5. Corner Kicks: W 5, M 4. Fouls: W 19, M 14. Saves: W 2 (Nick Talarico), M 3 (Benjamin Knight 1, 45 MP, 2 GA; Robert Hollasch 2, 45 MP, 0 GA).

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