Mark Kinsel

Quakers drop season opener

Team loses opening game for first time since 1999

WILMINGTON, Ohio (August 29, 2003) -- The Wilmington College Quakers were defeated 3-1 in their season opener to Cedarville College on Friday evening. Cedarville was led by two goals from Jon Waldo.

The Quakers and Yellow Jackets played to a scoreless tie until halftime, with both teams getting a total of seven shots in the period.

Under a minute into the second half, play was postponed for a half-hour due to lightning. When play resumed, Cedarville needed just over ten minutes to get their first score of the game when Waldo beat WC goalkeeper Ken Howard (Xenia/Xenia), off of an Andrew Belleman assist, giving the visitors a 1-0 advantage. The second goal of the game came nearly a half-hour later when Grant Knight got a pass from John Sommer on the left side of the net and then beat the Quaker goalkeeper far post. The Yellow Jackets got their third and final goal of the game just two minutes later when Waldo, from a pass from Joe Zuerner, headed the ball over the hands of the Green and White keeper, giving the visitors the three goal lead.

The Quakers got their goal just a minute later when David Benedict (Cincinnati/North College Hill) beat the Cedarville goalkeeper from the right side, spoiling the shutout hopes by the visitors from the North.

Freshman Chad Garman (Dayton/Chaminade-Julienne) had a team-best four shots while five others had a pair.

The opening game loss was the Quakers' first since 1999 when the team fell to Wheaton (IL) in the opening game 2-4.

The Quakers next take the pitch in a week when the team travels to Tiffin, Ohio to take part in the OAC/NCAC Shootout, hosted by Heidelberg College. The Green and White face off against Denison on Friday at 3:00 before playing Kenyon at 2:00 on Saturday.

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