Wells College defeats Gallaudet, 5-0

AURORA, N.Y. – The Gallaudet University men's soccer team lost it's first game on the road this weekend here Saturday against North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) rival Wells College, 5-0.

Junior Afan Nyam (Jos, Nigeria) took the first shot of the game for the Bison (1-6-2, 0-5 NEAC), four minutes in, but it was saved by Wells goalie Owen May (one save). The Express went on the attack and capitalized on a Gallaudet foul in the goalie box, that led to Wyatt Buerkle's penalty shot goal past senior goalie Eric Setzer (Middletown, Md.) in the 23rd minute. The Express added a second goal, 11 minutes later, as they took a 2-0 lead into halftime.

The Express (5-5, 2-2 NEAC) wasted no time in the second half, scoring three goals in under five minutes. Buerkle scored his second goal of the game off an assist from Ryan Mitzell at the 55:43 mark. Wells struck again, two minutes and 17 seconds later, when senior Max Cherry (one goal, one assist) scored off an assist from freshman Jack Pilgrim. The third goal came from a long feed from midfield when freshman Justin Bingham was able to breakaway to score the game's fifth goal in the 60th minute.

BISON TRACKS

• Setzer had one save in the game
• Nyam led the Bison with three shots, one on goal
• Wells outshot Gallaudet, 15-5 
• Satish Thapa (Ridgewood, N.Y.) and Gabriel Carino (Bronx, N.Y.) recorded the other shots for GU
• The Express doubled up the Bison on corner kicks, 10-5
• The Bison have lost four straight games
• In all six losses this season the Bison have been held scoreless