Men's Soccer Wins the Battle of Crusaders at Alvernia, 2-1

READING, Pa. -- Susquehanna University's junior midfielder Austin Gordon (Millburn, N.J./St. Benedict's Prep) tallied the gamewinning goal in the 57th minute to give the SU Crusaders a 2-1 victory in the Crusader Cup championship against host Alvernia University at Schlager Memorial Field on Sept. 5.

Gordon capitalized on a pass from junior forward Joey Stellato (Convent Station, N.J./Morristown) to give the Crusaders (2-1-0 overall) a hard fought win.

Alvernia (1-1-1 overall) notched the first goal of the game in the 19th minute but had an opportunity to tie the game back up at two on a corner kick in the 74th minute. But the ensuing header attempt was snagged by senior B.J. Merriam (Voorhees, N.J./Eastern Regional). That save was Merriam's only save but proved to be a crucial stop to give him his second win of the season.

Crusaders senior forward Jim Robertiello (Chester, N.J./West Morris Mendham) knotted the game up at one on a penalty kick with just 1 minute, 17 seconds remaining in the first half.

SU outshot Alvernia, 13-7.

Next Game: Friday, Sept. 10, vs. Lycoming College (Battle of the Boot), 7 p.m.