The Monarchs scored all three goals in the first half, with the firststrike coming less than a minute into the contest. At the 54 second mark, American committed a handball foul in the box and Tanner blasted his sixth goal of the season on the penalty kick.
Less than ten minutes later, Tanner struck again, this time taking along pass out of the backfield and advancing it another twenty-five yards before rippingit into the far left corner of the net. Tooley added his fifth goal of the year in the34th minute with an assist from Tanner, putting the Monarchs up 3-0 at the half.
In the second half, both teams found opportunities to score but wereunable to find the back of the net until the 87th minute when Old Dominion committed ahandball foul in the box. American's Adam Rosen converted the penalty kick, spoiling theMonarch shutout.
Old Dominion returns to action on Tuesday, September 28, as theytravel to Wilmington to take on UNCW at 7:00 pm.
SCORING SUMMARYAU 0-1=1ODU 3-0=3ODU :54 Jimmy Tanner on penalty kickODU 10:22 Jimmy Tanner unassistedODU 33:27 Michael Tooley from Jimmy TannerAU 86:15 Adam Rosen on penalty kickSHOTS: AU (9), ODU (14)CORNERS: AU (7), ODU (5)GOAL SAVES: AU (7), ODU (4)FOULS: AU (10), ODU (11)