ARLINGTON, VA – A 53^rd minute penalty kick goal from Costin Gregory (Raleigh, NC / Sanderson) provided the game-winning score in a 2-1 season-opening win over Marymount University. The win gives first-year head coach Ian McMichael his first career win.

THE BASICS

• Final Score: Hampden-Sydney 2, Marymount 1
• Records: Hampden-Sydney (1-0), Marymount (0-1)
• Location: Arlington, VA – Long Bridge Park

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Tigers got on the scoreboard within three minutes of the start of the second half when Ryan Turner (Raleigh, NC / Sanderson) sent a through ball to an open Hunter Weiland (Raleigh, NC / Heritage) who proceeded to outrun the defense and tap the ball past the keeper at 47:17
• Just over five minutes later, Marymount fouled the Tigers in the box, resulting in Gregory notching a penalty kick goal
• A Robert Kerby (Hampton, VA / Kecoughtan) shot went off the post in the 79^th minute, but Marymount's Nick Hars turned that around into a goal of his own at 80:45 to make it a 2-1 Tigers lead
• Neither team managed a shot the rest of the game

TIGER TOP PERFORMERS

• Gregory scored a goal on two shots
• Weiland posted one score
• Turner tacked on an assist
• Cameron McFarlane (Norwich, CT / South Kent) registered two saves

FOR THE FOES

• Nick Hars scored the lone goal
• Marc Mendoza notched three shots
• Logan Cropper stopped one shot

STATS OF THE GAME

• The two teams combined for just 14 shots with only three coming in the opening 45 minutes
• H-SC was held without a corner kick
• Marymount committed as many fouls in the second half as the Tigers did for the entire game

UP NEXT

• Hampden-Sydney hosts Southern Virginia on Friday night at 7 pm.