David Goolsby scored his first career goal to help BU past William Penn

September 10, 2014

Bruins extend unbeaten streak to five

Rob Smith scored his second game-winner as BU won 3-1

William Penn

4-1-0

Bellevue

4-1-1

Final	1	2	T
William Penn (4-1-0)	0	1	1
Bellevue (4-1-1)	1	2	3

Scoring Summary

1st - 35:25 - GOOLSBY, David (Bellevue)

2nd - 47:05 - Teles, Luiz (William Penn)

2nd - 56:03 - SMITH, Rob (Bellevue)

2nd - 86:54 - MAERTZKE, Tobias (Bellevue)

Game Leaders

William Penn

G: Teles, Luiz - 1

A: N/A

Sh: Teles, Luiz - 2

Sv: Bandy, Mason - 3

Bellevue

G: 3 Players (#12, #20, #25) - 1

A: 2 Players (#12, #14) - 1

Sh: 2 Players (#14, #20) - 3

Sv: Scott Robertson - 1

Team Stats

Game Statistics	William Penn	Bellevue
Shots (on goal)	4 (2)	10 (6)
Saves	3	1
Fouls	6	14
Corner Kicks	1	2
Offsides	2	3

Full stats

Box Score

OMAHA, Neb. - Three different players scored goals, including freshman Rob Smith (Lincoln, England) who netted the game-winner, as the Bellevue University men's soccer team claimed a 3-1 victory against visiting William Penn University on Wednesday night at Omaha South High Magnet School.

Following a tight affair for the first half, Smith put BU ahead in the 57^th minute for good as he took senior Manuel Lira's (Guadalajara, Mexico) layoff pass and launched a beautiful curving shot just under the crossbar from 20 yards out for the 2-1 Bellevue advantage.

BU is now 4-1-1 on the season with the win and William Penn falls to 4-1-0. The Bruins remain unbeaten in their last five contests (4-0-1) and at home (2-0-0) on the season.

Sophomore David Goolsby (Bellevue, Neb.) opened the scoring for the Bruins in the 36^th minute after several near-misses by junior Tobias Maertzke (Hamburg, Germany) and Lira. Goolsby took a well-threaded pass from Smith but his first attempt was deflected away by Statesmen keeper Mason Bandy. Goolsby collected the deflection and hammered home a hard shot into the back of an empty net from 10 yards out for his first career goal.

William Penn knotted things up in the 48^th minute when Luiz Telez took possession off of a BU turnover as senior Scott Robertson (Burnley, England) was coming out to meet him. Telez launched a high-arcing shot from 22 yards out that bounced into the back of the deserted net.

Maertzke put the game away in the 87^th minute with a penalty kick goal, his team-leading fifth of the season. The penalty kick came after Lira got taken down from behind while he had a clear scoring chance in the penalty box which saw the second William Penn player get disqualified from the match.

The Bruins held a 10-4 advantage in shots and gained two corner kicks compared to one for William Penn. Robertson only needed to make 1 save in goal to improve his record to 3-1-1 but he did see his scoreless streak come to an end at 300 minutes and 3 seconds.

Bellevue's next game will take place on Sunday, Sept. 14 at 3:00 p.m. against Westminster College at Tranquility Park in Omaha, Neb.