SJU Athletics Photos

Philadelphia (10/29/00) – The St. Joseph's University men's soccer team celebrated Senior Day in style, defeating visiting Duquesne, 3-2, to end its 2000 season with a 5-11-0 record (3-7 in A-10 play). The win total was one better than the 1999 team posted, and the most since the 1994 team posted a 10-7-2 record. Trailing 1-0 at intermission, junior Ryan Dougherty tallied back-to-back goals within a minute's span to give the Hawks the lead for good, 2-1. Dougherty's first goal came off an assist from senior Matt Cox at the 54:27 mark. His second tally was off a feed from junior James McGuigan at 55:02. Freshman Tom Brislin scored his first collegiate goal in the 67th minute off a rebound of a Matt James shot to make the score 3-1. James launched an athletic bicycle kick from the goal mouth at the Dukes' Terry McNelis (3 saves), but the DU goalie was not able to control the rebound which Brislin drilled into the back of the net. Sophomore Steve Olivares closed the gap to one goal with a tally at 87:23. Damien Pottinger and David Gingrich assisted on the play. Pottinger scored DU's first goal (31:49) with Gingrich and John Bechke assisting on the play. Sophomore goalkeeper Kevin Dougher recorded four saves to even his record at 2-2. Five seniors, Erick Bodge, Cox, Matt Holden, Matt McDonald and Derek Reinhold all played in their final game for SJU. Duquesne ends its 2000 season with a 7-10-2 record, 4-5-1 in A-10 play.