Quakers rout Bethany 6-0

Hawkins, Garman score two goals each

(WC Press Release) Wilmington, OH (September 27, 2003) -- The Wilmington College men's soccer team defeated Bethany College 6-0 at Charlie Gilhart Field on Saturday.

In the first half, the Quakers scored the deciding goal when Ben Hawkins (Springfield/North) scored unassisted from 20 yards out to give Wilmington an early 1-0 lead. Less than a minute later, Chad Garman (Dayton/Chaminade-Julienne) stole a pass in the box and beat the Bison goalkeeper to give Wilmington a 2-0 advantage.

In the second half, Wilmington's David Benedict (Cincinnati/North College Hill) scored unassisted on a shot from the top of the box to give the Quakers a 3-0 lead. The score remained unchanged until the 15 minute mark when Hawkins took a steal from the top of the box and found the back of the net to give the hosts a 4-0 lead.

The Quakers would tack on two more goals in the game's final twelve minutes as Garman scored his second goal of the game and Greg Staten (Mason/Mason) fed Brain Deal (Sidney/Sidney) for the final score of the match.

Goalkeeper Ken Howard (Xenia/Xenia) notched the shutout for the Quakers who out shot Bethany 24-4 in the match.

With the win, the Quakers improve to 5-5-1 overall on the season while Bethany falls to 0-9-1. The next match for Wilmington is Saturday, October 4 as the team travels to Alliance

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