Bishops cruise past Quakers in men's soccer action, 8-2

Rocky Mount, NC - Freshman midfielder Christopher Helms netted his first goal of the season on Tuesday afternoon, and it proved to be the eventual gamewinner as the Bishop men's soccer team cruised to a dominating 8-2 win over Guilford College at Scalf Field. Helms (pictured) also notched his team-leading 10th, 11th, and 12th assists of the season in the match. Wesleyan, currently ranked 19th in the latest NSCAA national poll, improves to 11-2 on the season with the win, while the Quakers drop to 3-9-1 with the loss.

Junior Robert Ivanovich scored the game's initial goal when he blasted home a deep ball from Suilabayu Fon in the 14th minute.  The Quakers' Jordan Alexander countered with an unassisted goal less than five minutes later to knot the score at 1-1.

The Bishops proceeded to net five unanswered goals over the final 27 minutes of the period. Danny Persson gave NCWC the lead at 2-1 with a score from Helms at the 19:02 mark, while Helms' goal came in the 29th minute off an Arkadiusz Trochowski free kick. Another Persson goal and a score by Owen White sandwiched an own goal for a 6-1 Wesleyan lead at intermission.

In the second half, Persson scored his third and fourth goals of the game in the 55th and 69th minutes to up the Bishops' lead to 8-1. The junior forward currently has 18 goals on the season and is just three shy of the program's season record.

Guilford completed the game's scoring when Kereith Pinnock booted home a Hugh Griffis corner kick with less that four minutes remaining for the 8-2 final.

Wesleyan out-shot Guilford 38-6 in the match. The Quaker goalie trio of Peter Truitt, Patrick Childs, and Jonathan Shine combined to make 11 saves.  Bishop keepers Porir Gudnason and Benjamin Kruk split time in goal and each allowed one score.

The Battling Bishops next host non-conference foe Chowan University on Saturday. Game time is slated for 1:00 p.m. at Scalf Field.

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