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Soccer: Goal by Gish gives Centre 2-1 victory

October 09, 2006

Junior Brandon Gish scored the game-winning goal off a corner kick from Matt Kowaleski with less than six minutes to play here Sunday to give the Centre College men's soccer team a 2-1 victory over Oglethorpe University.

The win was the sixth straight for Centre (9-1) and improved the Colonels' record in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play to 4-0. Oglethorpe (7-3) dropped to 2-1 in SCAC play.

"This was a crucial conference game for us," said Centre coach Jeb Burch. "It was a hard-fought game with 26 fouls on Centre and 25 on Oglethorpe."

Centre scored first when junior Nick Judah tallied off an assist from senior David Horne less than three minutes into the match. The goal was Judah's 11th of the season while Horne registered his third assist. Oglethorpe's Josh Rosendahl tied the game midway of the first half on a 22-yard free kick.

Centre outshot Oglethorpe 12-8 and held a 2-0 advantage in corner kicks.

Junior goalkeeper Chris Creger made four saves.

"The game may have been too big for a free-flowing game," Burch said.

"We stuck with it and got the win. Kowaleski put in a free kick that Gish turned into a magnificent goal for his second-game winning goal of the year.

"We knew who won this game would be leading the race in the conference and my kids deserve credit for doing everything they could have done to win."

Centre plays at Elmhurst College Thursday to make up a match that was postponed earlier this year.

Field hockey

Centre beat visiting Sewanee 5-0 and dominated the game by outshooting Sewanee 30-3.

"This is one of the best games I have seen this program play. We have been working hard on putting the ball in the back of the cage and finally persistence paid off, " Centre coach Kimberly Hughes said.

Maegan Nash scored off a pass from Rachel Hayden six minutes into the game for the only goal in the first half. Centre's first goal of the second half came when sophomores Teresa Johnstone and Beth Faulkner combined on an attacking penalty corner before Faulkner, followed with another score.

Freshman Alison Pierce got her first goal off a pass from freshman Victoria Richardson. Faulkner scored her first collegiate hat trick on another penalty corner.

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