Wednesday, the Bobcats took 72 minutes to score its first goal of the season which was enough to down Wheeling University 1-0 in Wheeling.
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Sophomore midfielder
John Hollis received a
Dillon Rajkovic pass, feigned left to move Wheeling keeper Daniel Delo in that direction, then buried the shot to the right corner.
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Also instrumental in Wesleyan's victory was an incredible save by Bobcat sophomore keeper
James Docherty just seven minutes after the Hollis goal. Wheeling set up a free kick from just beyond the left corner of the penalty box and Alvaro Ivanov curled a shot over the Bobcat wall which looked goal bound until Docherty leapt and smacked the ball with his right hand to propel it over the crossbar.
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Wheeling went down a man in the 56th minute when Henri Falcon picked up a red card for spitting. Overall, game officials carded five Bobcats and four Cardinals.
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The Bobcats out shot the Cardinals 11-10 and logged six corners to Wheeling's four.
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Wesleyan heads to the University of Charleston Sunday for a pivotal match against the incumbent MEC champion Golden Eagles. Kickoff is slated for 4 p.m.
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