The Journal

Issue date: 10/6/05 Section: Sports

Senior Adam Klein and his MacMurray opponent, Paul Njoko, battle for the ball. Webster ended the game with a 4-0 victory. MARIO ULIBARRI / The Journal

The Webster men's soccer team kept its seven game winning streak with last week's 1-1 tie at Maryville University (1-2) and a 4-0 home drubbing of conference rival MacMurray College (0-3).

The Sept. 27 tie against the Maryville Saints ended in overtime and the game was called off due to lack of daylight. The visiting Webster team clung to a 23rd minute goal by freshman Kevin Fann before ultimately allowing the heartbreaking equalizer with seven minutes to play in regulation. The Saints out shot the Gorloks  23-12, but Webster junior keeper Tim Hanrahan kept the Gorloks in it, making 14 saves and preserving the draw.

The Gorloks enhanced an already perfect St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) record to 3-0 with the Oct. 1 victory against MacMurray. The visiting Highlanders brought an abysmal 0-10 record (0-3 in conference) to Webster.

The Gorloks four goal triumph was attributed to Fann's hat trick, as well as some stingy defense and goalie play by Hanrahan, whose two saves earned him his 5th shutout of the season. Webster's final goal was scored by freshman Patrick Curry in the 90th minute. The win upgraded Webster to 7-1-1 overall.

Webster will travel to Westminster College (6-3 overall, 1-2 conference), a team they beat 3-0 earlier this season in a rematch of conference opponents Oct. 1 before voyaging to Principia College (4-6,2-1) Oct. 8.

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