Pioneers fall 3-2 to host John Carroll in men's soccer
Marietta drops to 1-1-1 in the OAC

Oct. 11, 2008
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio — The Marietta College men's soccer team fought back from an early 2-0 deficit to tie its Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) match-up with host John Carroll University. The Blue Streaks, however, scored a late goal to reclaim the lead and held on for the 3-2 victory. The win, improved John Carroll's record to 6-4-1 overall and 2-1 in the OAC. The Pioneers fell to 6-3-3, 1-1-1 in league play.

Dave Hickey put John Carroll on top 1-0 with a goal in the 7th minute. The score, his first of the year, was set up by a corner kick from Louis Kastelic. The Blue Streaks extended their lead to 2-0 at the 8:12 mark when they scored after a second corner kick. Jake Milli finished off the play and scored his first goal of the season with assists from Jeff Kosek and Joe Ciacchi.

Marietta answered with a goal 28 seconds later when junior forward Kyle Muth (Twinsburg) set up classmate Deric McDonald (Vienna, W.Va./Parkersburg) with a pass on a breakaway. McDonald finished the play with his eighth goal of the season. The Pioneers tied the game in the 56th minute. Junior defender Delè Adedapo (Gahanna/Bexley) scored on free kick from 23-yards out. It was his sixth goal of the fall.

John Carroll took advantage of some miscommunication to break the 2-2 tie in the 77th minute. Scott McKinney chased down a loose ball deep in Marietta territory and laced the ball into the back of the net for the game-winner, his sixth goal of the year.

Marietta out-shot John Carroll 14-12, and both teams finished with seven shots on goal in the game. Senior Steve Hagenau (Clearwater, Fla./Central Catholic) made four saves in the loss, while Matt DeMarchi had five saves in the win.

The Pioneers will look to bounce back when they play host to Muskingum College Tuesday (Oct. 11) afternoon at Marietta Field. Kickoff is slated for 4 p.m.