The Virginia Wesleyan University Men's Soccer team (1-0) defeated Stockton 1-0 in their season opener.
Nate Mitchell scored the lone goal of the game with an assist from first-year
Giovanni Zizza.
Alex Moody led the team with two shots on goal and keeper
Ben Haynes kept a clean sheet with one save in the game.
A hard-fought first half, with 15 total fouls and three yellows. The Marlins outshot the Osprey 3-1 in the first 45 minutes and had a 2-0 advantage in corners. The Marlins press was impressive and had a big impact on how Stockton played.
In the second half, the Marlins press kept it up and in the 71st minute, Nolan Shulte won the ball back in the final third. Gave the ball to
Giovanni Zizza who hit a low cross to
Nate Mitchell who scored it in the upper right hand corner of the net to put the VWU up 1-0. The Marlins' defense held strong despite several shots and attacks in the closing minutes of the game, but Virginia Wesleyan kept a clean sheet to win 1-0 in their season opener.
