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WILKES MEN’S SOCCER DROPS NON-CONFERENCE MATCHUP TO ELMIRA, 5-0

9/25/2012 8:53:00 PM

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WILKES MEN'S SOCCER DROPS NON-CONFERENCE MATCHUP TO ELMIRA, 5-0

EDWARDSVILLE – The Wilkes University men's soccer team dropped a non-conference game against Elmira College 5-0 Tuesday night at Schmidt Stadium in the Ralston Athletic Complex.

Wilkes moves to 3-4 overall while Elmira remains unbeaten at 8-0 on the season.

In the opening half, Elmira got things started with a goal scored on a penalty kick. The Soaring Eagles scored their second goal of the half on a corner kick from Ryan Limero. Limero's kick was perfectly executed by a header that found the top of the net by Alexander Poole. Elmira scored their third goal of the half on a miscue by a Colonels defender that skipped past Dave Marr (Muncy, PA/Warrior Run) in goal.

Elmira added two more strikes in the second half as Limero and Doug Adjei added there first goals of the contest to seal the non-league shutout.

Dave Marr (Muncy, PA/Warrior Run) finished with eight saves while Elmira keeper Kevin Huggins made four stops.

Wilkes hosts Penn College Thursday in a makeup non-conference match that was originally scheduled for last Tuesday but was postponed due to heavy rains in the area. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at Schmidt Stadium.

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