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Sunday, August 27
Durham, N.C.
7:30 p.m.
Duke University
4
vs
1
St. Francis
Duke Offense Continues to Roll in 4-1 Win Over St. Francis
8/27/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
DURHAM, N.C. - The Duke men's soccer team continued to show their strong offense with four goals on Sunday in a 4-1 victory over St. Francis at Koskinen Stadium. On the weekend, the Blue Devils put up nine goals in two games to start the season.
"It was a very good way to start the season," said Head Coach John Rennie. "We scored a lot of goals, got a lot of guys playing time. We played very well and in spurts we were excellent. We did a good job after they scored. The guys came right back and took it to another level to put the game away."
played a large role in the success of the offense on the weekend. He tallied two assists in the season opening 5-2 win over Hartford and played a part in Duke's first three goals against the Terriers. He gave the Blue Devils a 1-0 lead in the 12th minute when he punched in a cross from Mike Grella. At the 16:13 mark, the roles were reversed as Wadsworth corralled a rebound off a shot by Michael Videira and passed it to Grella for the goal, giving Duke a 2-0 lead, which they would take into halftime.
In the 56th minute, Michael Videira, a National Player of the Year candidate, continued his early season surge, matching his 2005 total with his third goal of the season. Wadsworth set up Videira with a short cross. St. Francis got on the board in the 65th minute when Duke failed to clear the ball and Giuseppe Buscemi blocked the kick into the goal for the Terriers' first score of the year. However, Joe Germanese, a junior transfer from Vanderbilt, put the game out of reach when he sent the ball into the net from 25 yards out for his second goal of the season.
, a sophomore from Boxford, Mass., made his first career start in goal for Duke. He went the distance, giving up one goal and making one save. Chris Antonino made the start for St. Francis and stopped four shots in just over 78 minutes.With the four points in Sunday's game, Wadsworth now has one goal and four assists on the year. Videira leads the way with seven points (three goals, one assist). Grella and Germanese each have two goals and one assist this season.
The Blue Devils will host the Duke/adidas Classic next weekend with N.C. State, American University and South Florida coming to Durham. N.C. State will play South Florida on Friday at 5 p.m. followed by the Blue Devils against American at 7:30 p.m. On Sunday, N.C. State will play American at 5 p.m. and Duke will take on South Florida at 7:30 p.m.
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