Great Lakes Christian College, Lansing, Mi.

Rochester College men’s soccer team defeated host Great Lakes Christian College 6-1, at GLCC in Lansing, Mi.

On a cold, blustery and hail marked day, on a slippery, muddy field, the Warriors were able to overcome the conditions and come away with a 6-1 victory over GLCC.

The Warriors scored early as sophomore Justin Sellers (Oakland Christian) scored his 8th goal of the season at the 3:20 mark. Senior Ibrahim Foryoh, scored his team leading 11th goal of the season on assists from senior Chris Hall (Birmingham, England) and freshman Justin Miller (Dakota) at the 24 minute mark in the 1st half. It would be the first of 3 assists for Miller on the day who leads the team in assists with 9.

Hall then got the 1st of his 2 goals on the day at 14:44 assisted by Miller. The 1st half ended with the Warriors leading 3-0 and out shooting GLCC 12-0.

The Warriors were able to create several more opportunities in the 2nd half by scoring again in the 1st minute of the half on a goal from sophomore Jon Rokowski (Chippewa Valley), a little back heel past the keeper, assisted by Foryoh. GLCC then scored on a corner kick that eluded sophomore goal keeper Steven Jesionowski (Milford) who had 2 saves on the day.

The Warriors came right back with 4 minutes to go on senior James Renton’s (Scotland) 1st career goal in the run of play, assisted by freshman Josh Ford (Linden). Hall then finished off the scoring with his 2nd goal of the game and 10th of the season, with 2 minutes to play, assisted by freshman, David Scott (Fraser) for his first assist of the season.

The final score was 6-1 with the Warriors out shooting GLCC 27 shots to 3. The Warriors also had 11 corner kicks to GLCC’s 2, and were offside 10 times.

Miller, Hall and freshman Chris Gerhardt (Macomb Lutheran) were consistently outstanding in the game.

The Warriors record now stands at 11-7-2.

The Warriors will next battle the number 1 seed NCAA DII Columbia Union, Md., in the first round of the USCAA National Championship Tournament, at 3:00pm.

The USCAA National Tournament will be hosted by Rochester College 10/29-10/31 at Ultimate Soccer Arenas, Pontiac, Mi.

Wednesday 10/29 - 1:00pm and 3:00pm
Thursday 10/30 – 1:00pm and 3:00pm
Friday 10/31 – 11:00am, 1:00pm and 3:00pm