Quakers win third straight

Benedict scores 13th goal of season

(WC Press Release) Marietta, OH (October 7, 2003) -- TheWilmington College Quakers went to 2-0 in conference action with a 2-1 victory over Marietta College on Tuesday afternoon.

Sophomore forward David Benedict (Cincinnati/North College Hill) scored his 13th goal of the season while teammate sophomore Chad Garman (Dayton/Chaminade-Julienne) scored his fifth goal on the 13-game season.

The Quakers got the first goal of the game when Garman beat the Marietta keeper off of an unassisted goal 22:26 into the game. Marietta fought back and tied the game at one just under two minutes before the halftime break with an unassisted goal.

The game remained tied until the 68th minute of the game when Benedict scored, giving the Quakers the 2-1 conference victory.

Kenny Howard (Xenia/Xenia) and Justin Saylor (Cleveland Heights/Cleveland Heights) split time in the goal, with Saylor getting the victory in the contest.

With the win, the Quakers improve their record to 7-5-1 on the season and 2-0 in the Ohio Athletic Conference while Marietta falls to 3-4-5 overall and 0-2 in league play.

The next game for the Quakers is on Saturday, October 11 when the Green and White play host to the Yellow Jackets of Baldwin-Wallace College with kickoff set for 7:00 p.m.

• Benedict named OAC Player of the Week
• Saylor named OAC Player of the Week