Aug. 12, 2006
NORFOLK, VA--Second half goals from Larry Mark and Phillip Purdylifted the Eagles of American University to a 2-0 exhibition win over the Monarchsof Old Dominion Saturday evening.
After a scoreless first half, Purdy scored off a rebound to give AU a 1-0lead with just a little over two minutes into the half. With 12:05 left in the matchLarry Mark got a pass from Lucas Dowiak to finish the scoring at 2-0.
ODU outshot AU, 18-6 as goalkeeper Chris Sedlak had seven saves in75 minutes of play for AU. Zach Solomon played the final 20 minutes in net for theEagles. ODU freshman goalkeeper Evan Newton had two saves for the Monarchs.
ODU, a pre-season number 20 by College Soccer News returns to action nextSaturday in Blacksburg when they play Virginia Tech in an exhibition matchat 7 p.m. The Monarchs open the regular season at home on Aug. 25th againstdefending national champion Maryland.
AU 0-2=2ODU 0-0=0
47:48 AU Phillip Purdy77:45 AU Larry Mark from Lucas Dowiak
Shots: ODU (18), AU (6)Corners: ODU(7), AU (2)Saves: ODU-Newton (3), AU-Sedlak(7) & Solomon(0)