Men's Soccer Comes Back with Big Win Over George Mason, 2-1
Sept. 2, 2007
FAIRFAX, Va. - The American University men's soccer team put together a strong, whole-team effort to knock off host George Mason University, 2-1, Sunday in the second round of the D.C. College Cup.
American opened its scoring on the 2007 season when junior Tremaine Chinapoo (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin), a defender, notched his first career goal just 5:24 into the game. He was assisted by freshman David Menzie (Chantilly, Va./Chantilly) on the goal.
The Eagles then opened up an insurmountable, two-goal lead when freshman Jamie Davin (Manlius, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius) also tallied his first career goal on an unassisted play.
George Mason made a late charge when they scored on a corner kick in the 81st minute. However, solid defense by the Eagles allowed only two more shots the rest of the way, both of which missed the net. AU Goalkeeper Chris Sedlak (Valrico, Fla./Bloomingdale) was solid in net, making four saves.
"We got a great response from a young team on the road today," Head Coach Todd West said. "Chris Sedlak was outstanding in goal and the entire team earned a difficult 2-1 victory against an NCAA team. David Menzie was instrumental in both goals and the team defending was outstanding."
Sedlak, Cooper Bryant (Niederhausen-Oberseelbach, Ger/General HH Arnold American) and Davin all earned All-Tournament honors.
AU returns to action with its home opener on Friday, Sept. 7, at 5 p.m. when it hosts Princeton University.
