JWU Men's Soccer Blanks Saint Joseph's of Maine, 7-0

Courtesy of JWU Sports Information

East Providence, R.I. - Senior Michael Gliniecki (Baltimore, Md.) scored four goals to lead the Johnson & Wales men's soccer team to an impressive 7-0 shutout victory against Saint Joseph's of Maine in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference contest at Pierce Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Glinecki got JWU on the board early when he converted a penalty kick to give the team a 1-0 lead at the 8:50 mark. His second goal of the game came on a free kick from 20 yards out to give the Wildcats a 2-0 advantage at the 29:38 mark. JWU added a third first half goal when junior Jeremiah Schenzel (Carson City, Nev.) headed in a cross from sophomore Eric Flath (Warwick, R.I.), making the score 3-0 at 36:15. JWU took the three goal lead into halftime.

The Wildcats continued their offensive explosion early in the second half when senior Joel Reynolds (Middletown, Pa.) put in a corner kick from Flath, making the score 4-0 at the 47:20 mark. Senior Brian Sousa (Providence, R.I.) then headed in a throw in from sophomore Scott Kirchner (Irvine, Calif.) at 49:43 to give the Wildcats the 5-0 advantage. A pair of goals by Gliniecki, first at 53:26 and then at 79:10 would cap off the scoring for the afternoon as JWU cruised to the 7-0 victory.

Freshman Joe Ferraro (Freehold, N.J.) made one save and sophomore Chris Limerick (Middletown, N.Y.) made one stop in goal for Johnson & Wales while SO Cory Smith (Ellsworth, Maine) had seven saves in the setback for Saint Joseph's.

With the loss St. Joseph's of Maine falls to 2-8-3, 1-5-1 in league play. Johnson & Wales is now 7-4-3 and 6-1 in the GNAC.

The Monks Men next travel to Quincy, MA to play the Eastern Nazerene College Crusaders on Monday, 10/15. Game time is 3:30.