2008 Woodie Awards
Men's Soccer: Gorloks on SLIAC tear
By: Jay Trower
Issue date: 10/12/06 Section: Sports
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Playing six of their last seven games against St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opponents, the Webster men's soccer team battled through nearly unscaved to remain atop the SLIAC standings.
The defending conference champion Gorloks rolled through six conference opponents, scoring 25 goals on the way to a 5-0-1 record within the SLIAC. The defense allowed only five goals during these crucial SLIAC match-ups. Webster has an overall record of 8-1-2.
Defeating the MacMurray College Highlanders Sept. 16 and the Panthers of Greenville College Sept. 23 by a combined score of 10-0, the Gorloks began their title defense with a 3-2 victory over the Millikin University Big Blue squeezed in the middle Sept. 19. Webster battled the Westminster College Blue Jays to a 2-1 overtime victory on junior Scott Filla's fifth goal of the season. Since then, Filla has helped propel Webster's offense, scoring five goals in the team's last three games.
Webster defeated the Preachers of Lincoln Christian College the following game Sept. 30. After taking a 3-0 lead into the half, Filla netted a pair of goals in the second-half to compliment sophomore captain Kevin Fann's hat trick to guide the Gorloks to a convincing 8-0 victory. Sophomore goalkeeper Dustin Simpson also recorded his third shutout of the season.
Following their win against Lincoln Christian, the Gorloks ran into a team of stubborn Griffins from Fontbonne University Oct. 4. After junior Andy Wessel scored the first goal of the game just 15 minutes into the first half, Fontbonne responded with a goal four minutes later. Then, after Filla scored on a penalty kick with 12:18 remaining in the second half, the Griffins answered again with another quick goal only 20 seconds later. The game remained deadlocked 2-2 through two overtime sessions, giving Webster their first and only non-victory in conference play. The Gorloks have two conference games remaining for the last week of October - against Blackburn College Oct. 21 and Maryville University Oct. 28 - both on Webster's home turf at the Anheuser-Busch Sports and Conference Centre.
The defending conference champion Gorloks rolled through six conference opponents, scoring 25 goals on the way to a 5-0-1 record within the SLIAC. The defense allowed only five goals during these crucial SLIAC match-ups. Webster has an overall record of 8-1-2.
Defeating the MacMurray College Highlanders Sept. 16 and the Panthers of Greenville College Sept. 23 by a combined score of 10-0, the Gorloks began their title defense with a 3-2 victory over the Millikin University Big Blue squeezed in the middle Sept. 19. Webster battled the Westminster College Blue Jays to a 2-1 overtime victory on junior Scott Filla's fifth goal of the season. Since then, Filla has helped propel Webster's offense, scoring five goals in the team's last three games.
Webster defeated the Preachers of Lincoln Christian College the following game Sept. 30. After taking a 3-0 lead into the half, Filla netted a pair of goals in the second-half to compliment sophomore captain Kevin Fann's hat trick to guide the Gorloks to a convincing 8-0 victory. Sophomore goalkeeper Dustin Simpson also recorded his third shutout of the season.
Following their win against Lincoln Christian, the Gorloks ran into a team of stubborn Griffins from Fontbonne University Oct. 4. After junior Andy Wessel scored the first goal of the game just 15 minutes into the first half, Fontbonne responded with a goal four minutes later. Then, after Filla scored on a penalty kick with 12:18 remaining in the second half, the Griffins answered again with another quick goal only 20 seconds later. The game remained deadlocked 2-2 through two overtime sessions, giving Webster their first and only non-victory in conference play. The Gorloks have two conference games remaining for the last week of October - against Blackburn College Oct. 21 and Maryville University Oct. 28 - both on Webster's home turf at the Anheuser-Busch Sports and Conference Centre.
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