Otto, Baker Lead Men's Soccer to 10th Win of the Season
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Stevenson men's soccer freshman Ansger Otto (Willingboro, N.J./Willinboro) and sophomore Kyle Baker (Mitchellville/Bowie) each totaled four points to lead the Mustangs to a 7-1 victory over Gallaudet Wednesday night in their regular season finale at Hotchkiss Field.
The win was the fifth-straight for Stevenson (10-8, 5-3 CAC), its longest winning streak since the team won a school record eight consecutive during the 2005 season.
The Mustangs' 10 wins are also the most since they won 11 in 2006. The school record for a single-season is 15 set in 2005. It is also the fifth time in the program's 15-year history that the team has posted double digit wins.
Otto, who was named CAC Co-Player of the Week on Monday, posted his second career multi-goal game with two goals and now has nine this season, the most by a Mustang since Scott Andrzejewski has 12 in 2006.
Otto scored the game's first two goals in the first 20 minutes off assists from senior Vinny Caltabiano (Lothian/Mount Saint Joseph) and junior Tyler King (Parkville/Calvert Hall), just 2:42 apart to give Stevenson a 2-0 halftime lead.
King has now scored at least one point in four of the last five games.
The Mustangs maintained their two-goal lead until the 57th minute when sophomore Josh Danza (Pasadena/Archbishop Spaulding) scored his third goal in as many games to increase the lead to three.
Assisted by Baker, the goal was the first of six in a span of only 27 minutes as Stevenson ran away with its fourth consecutive road win.
Baker would add his fifth goal of the year in the 55th minute off a pass from junior Nick Gault (Baltimore/McDonogh) who picked up his first point of the season.
King and junior Sean Scarselletta (Severna Park/Severna Park) would add the team's fifth and sixth goals just 51 seconds apart before Allara Le Toudjida netted his first of the year to put the Bison on the board in the 77th minute.
Sophomore Chris Benson (Baltimore/Archbishop Curley) would then cap the scoring in the 79th minute with his first career goal in his first career game, scoring of a double assist from Baker and freshman Chris Contino (Middlesex, N.J./Middlesex).
Freshman Cory Spindler (Sykesville/Century) made his first career start in goal, playing the first 22-plus minutes to earn his first victory. He was one of four Mustangs who saw action in goal.
Stevenson outshot Gallaudet (0-18, 0-8 CAC) 42-4, including 22-0 in the first half. It also held a 10-1 edge in corner kicks.
Poloko Qobose made 17 saves for the Bison who were playing in their final CAC contest before joining the North Eastern Athletic Conference next year. The team was also credited with three team saves.
The Mustangs, the fourth-seed in the 2009 CAC Men's Soccer Championship, will host fifth-seeded Wesley on Saturday at Caves Athletics Complex beginning at 1:00 p.m.
