Men's Soccer Advances to Third Round of NCAA Tournament
Sea Gulls Overcome Arcadia 6-5 on Penalty Kicks
Nov. 13, 2004

BOX SCORE
Salisbury, Md. – Dan Thrailkill’s shot past Arcadia's junior goalie Ralph Giangiulio in the seventh round of penalty kicks was the difference as #3-ranked Salisbury tied the Knights 1-1, but advanced on penalty kicks, 6-5, in the second round of the NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Tournament.

Salisbury, which extended its school-record unbeaten streak to 21 games, improved to 18-0-3 on the season and will advance to the NCAA Sectionals where the Gulls will face Johns Hopkins next Saturday. Johns Hopkins (17-0-2) tied Elizabethtown 1-1 on Saturday, but advanced with a 5-3 advantage in penalty kicks. The site of the game has yet to be determined.

Arcadia (16-3-4) and Salisbury tied 4-4 after the first five rounds of penalty kicks. Senior Ylber Mezani, junior Kevin Lee, senior Justin Clark and junior Scott Wimsey were all successful on their attempts for the Knights. Juniors Chris Tracy, J.J. King, Bill Whittington and Reid Klopp each converted kicks for the Sea Gulls.

The squads then went to sudden death penalty kicks where Arcadia sophomore Mike Filipone and Salisbury senior Markus Hunkeler were both successful. The Knight’s Justin Savino had his attempt stopped by SU junior goalie Jason Cranford -pictured - before Thrailkill converted the deciding kick.

The Sea Gulls took a 1-0 lead 16:51 into the contest when Whittington took a crossing pass from junior Chris Mills and scored from eight yards out.

Arcadia tied the score with just 3:55 remaining in regulation when freshman Bryan Altland found a loose ball in front of the goal and sliced a shot into the back of the net.

Salisbury, which is making its third straight and fifth overall NCAA Tournament appearance, outshot Arcadia 16-12, including 3-2 in the two 10-minute overtimes. Cranford recorded six saves in the Salisbury goal, while Giangiulio had seven saves for the Knights.  

SCORING SUMMARY:
  1.  16:51    SAL Bill Whittington (15)      (Christopher Mills)
  2.  86:05    ARC Bryan Altland                   (unassisted)
  3.   0:00     ARC Yiber Mezani                   Shoot-out goal
  4.   0:00     SAL Chris Tracy                       Shoot-out goal
  5.   0:00     ARC Kevin Lee                          Shoot-out goal
  6.   0:00     SAL J.J. King                            Shoot-out goal
  7.   0:00     ARC Justin Clark                     Shoot-out goal
  8.   0:00     SAL Bill Whittington               Shoot-out goal
  9.   0:00     ARC Scott Wimsey                   Shoot-out goal
 10.  0:00     SAL Reid Klopp                         Shoot-out goal
 11.  0:00     ARC Mike Filipone                   Shoot-out goal
 12.  0:00     SAL Markus Hunkeler             Shoot-out goal
 13.  0:00     SAL Dan Thrailkill                  Shoot-out goal