SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Sophomore midfielder Brian McKee (Brewster, N.Y./Brewster) had a career night for the Susquehanna University men's soccer team as McKee put up five points in leading Susquehanna to its first Landmark Conference win of the season. The River Hawks (5-10-0, 1-4-0 LC) posted a decisive 4-0 shutout over Juniata College (7-8-1, 1-4-0 LC) Wednesday night.
 
Susquehanna 4, Juniata 0
 
How It Happened

• Susquehanna outshot the Eagles, 6-1, in the first half.
• Junior midfielder Dakota Dobrovich-Fago (Wall, N.J./Wall) began the scoring for the River Hawks with an unassisted goal at 18:08. Dobrovich-Fago high-kicked a high bouncing ball into the top left corner for his second of the season.
• McKee's first goal of the night came at the 29:12 mark as he headed in junior defender Jacob Butzler's (Jersey Shore, Pa./Jersey Shore Area) cross from the left side.
• McKee then sent SU into halftime with a 3-0 lead as he tapped in a loose ball from two yards out at 34:11 after the ball went off Andrew Yeich's hand as he tried to grab a River Hawk cross.
• Juniata put on a better defensive front in the second half, limiting Susquehanna to just one goal over the final 45 minutes.
• Junior forward Chris Naiman (Lake Hopatcong, N.J./Jefferson Twp.) corralled a McKee pass 25 yards out and then dribbled into the penalty box before firing off a shot into the lower right corner for his team-leading sixth of the season at 52:25.
• The two sides each generated two shots while the River Hawks held a 2-1 edge in corner kicks over the final 38 minutes of the game.

 
Inside the Box Score

• Susquehanna tallied a 9-5 advantage in shots, including a 5-2 margin in shots on goal.
• Corner kicks were equal at three apiece.
• These are the most goals scored by the River Hawks this season since a 5-1 win over St. John Fisher College on September 1.

 
Top Performers

• Senior Matt Ellingworth (Sparta, N.J./Lenape Valley) registered his second shutout of the season with two saves.
• McKee paced SU with two goals and an assist for five points. These were the first two goals of McKee's young career.
• Yeich led the Eagles in goal with just one stop as Juniata lost its second straight game.

 
Up Next for the River Hawks

• Oct. 26 at Scranton (9-4-2, 4-1-0 LC) – Scranton, Pa. / Weiss Field – Landmark game – 1:00 p.m.

 
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