Men's Soccer Falls to Liberty 2-1; Kettering Makes History
September 25, 2006 | Men's Soccer
Lynchburg, V.A. - Senior goalkeeper Tyler Kettering made history on Monday afternoon becoming Gardner-Webb Men's Soccer's All-Time Career Saves Leader.
Kettering, who has been a constant in the net for the last four years at GWU, become the new leader at the 7:13 mark of the match, when he stopped his 363 career save, passing Brooks Derrick, who had 362 saves and had held the record since 1996.
As for the contest, the Bulldogs struck first, as freshman George Tasedan scored his first goal as a Bulldog in the 31st minute, when Richard Godfrey found an open Tasedan in the middle of the box with a through pass, setting up Tasedan who knotched the goal and gave the Bulldogs an early 1-0 lead.
The 'Dogs lead would not last long, as at the 41:26 mark, less than 11 minutes later, the Flames Marko Parenta evened up the score at 1-1, when he picked up a loose ball on the right side of the box and put a shot over GWU's keeper Tyler Kettering's head.
With the Flames on the board and the score knotted at 1-1, Liberty continued to pressure the GWU defense for the remainder of the half, as Kettering made stop after stop, keeping the score at 1-1 going into the half.
The second period proved to be very different than the first, as it became much more physical, as 27 of the 41 fouls called for the match were called in the last 45 minutes.
The Flames came out of the halftime firing, as they outshot the Bulldogs 11-2 in the second half.
Liberty's game winning goal came at the 66:13 mark, when Joshua Boateng put a penalty kick past Kettering in the top right corner to put the Flames up, 2-1.
The Bulldogs best attempt to tie the score up again came in the 75th minute when Miguel Pinzon launched a shot through the defense but was denied by the Flame's keeper Kevin Mahan, helping to perserve the win for Liberty.
GWU keeper Kettering had a season high 14 saves for the match, including nine saves in the second half.
The Bulldogs (0-5-2) will not have much time to rest, as they will return to action on the road on Thursday, September 28, when they will travel to Macon, Ga. to open up Atlantic Sun Conference play against the Mercer Bears. The game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m.
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