Purdue Fort Wayne
Saint Joseph's (Ind.)
Men's Soccer Opens Season With a "W"
8/31/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Aug. 31, 2007
Fort Wayne, IN - Freshman midfielder Jorge Ramirez got the lone goal of the match in the first half as IPFW topped St. Joseph's College, 1-0 on Friday night at the Hefner Soccer Complex.
Ramirez' goal came half way through the opening half. Sophomore midfielder Chris Dolinski sent Ramirez out wide with a perfect ball. Ramirez toed up a missile from about 15 yards out that found its way into the upper right hand corner of the net.
IPFW had a number of chances in the match, and drew iron on three separate occasions.
Dolinski had one of the better opportunities in the match. With just over three minutes remaining regulation, St. Joseph's keeper Alex Making slid out at the top of the 18 to make a save. The ball popped up in the air. Dolinski gathered it in, side stepped a crowd of Pumas and tried to park a shot just under the crossbar. Unfortunately, his blast was off by just inches.
The 'Dons outshot the Pumas (0-1-0) 18-10, with eight of IPFW shots on goal. Makin turned back seven.
IPFW goal keeper Josh Howell made two saves in the match for his first collegiate win.
The Mastodons (1-0-0) will have Saturday off before traveling to Des Moines, Iowa for a Sunday afternoon match at Drake University. Kick off is set for 2:00 p.m.
~Dons~
