Stevens Tech 16, Ohio Wesleyan 8

April 8, 2007

Junior midfielder Harrison Iuliano (Mendham, N.J./Blair Academy) scored a man-up goal to bring Ohio Wesleyan within 6-5 at halftime, but 10th-ranked Stevens Tech opened the second half with 4 straight goals and pulled away during the fourth quarter to record a non-conference win on Sunday at Selby Field.

The Ducks took an early lead on Patrick Bailey's goal less than a minute into the game, but Ohio Wesleyan answered with man-up scores by junior midfielder Chris Eccles (Secane, Pa./Monsignor Bonner) and sophomore attacker Eric Turner (Columbus/Dublin Scioto) for a 2-1 lead midway through the quarter.

Stevens Tech's Josh Holmes evened the game at 2-2 with 3:23 left in the period, and that was how the first quarter ended.

Sophomore attacker Dave Castignola (Dublin/Scioto) gave the Bishops the lead in the opening minutes of the second quarter, but Stevens came back with 4 straight scores, with J.R. Oreskovich contributing 2 goals and an assist and Matt Althauser adding a goal and an assist, for a 6-3 Duck lead with 4:01 left in the first half.

Ohio Wesleyan rallied in the waning minutes of the period, with Eccles scoring with 2:55 to play and Iuliano scoring off a Turner feed with :12 left in the half.

Oreskovich scored a pair of goals 35 seconds apart early in the third quarter, kick off the Ducks' run, and after Matt Keating added an unassisted goal, Oreskovich found Althauser to stretch the Stevens lead to 10-5.

Castignola scored a man-up goal with :59 left in the third quarter to bring the Bishops within 10-6, but Stevens put the game out of reach with 4 man-up goals during the fourth quarter.

Castignola led the Bishops with 3 goals and an assist, while Eccles finished with 2 goals.

Junior Ryan Perone (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Prep) was credited with 12 saves in the Ohio Wesleyan goal.

Oreskovich led the Ducks with 8 goals and 5 assists, while Althauser finished with 3 goals and 3 assists.

Jack Dunderdale stopped 11 shots in 58-plus minutes of action in the Stevens Tech goal. Corey Vaillancourt was not tested during the final 1:52 of the game.

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