Saturday, October 19
Washington, D.C.
2:00 PM
George Washington University
4-9-1, 2-3-0
2
vs
1
Davidson
2-9-2, 1-4-0
1
2
F
Davidson
0
1
1
George Washington
1
1
2
Men's Soccer Beats Davidson on Senior Day
10/19/2019 5:26:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Liam Emson scored both goals for the Colonials
WASHINGTON - First-year Liam Emson scored the first two goals of his career on Saturday afternoon, including the go-ahead tally in the 77th minute, to help GW men's soccer claim a 2-1 win on Senior Day on the Mount Vernon Campus.
Emson put the Colonials on top with a tremendous goal in the 16th minute, flicking a bicycle kick over his shoulder and into the net. After Davidson tied it, the rookie from nearby Arlington, Va., struck again with 13:18 left in regulation off a long ball from Drini Redzepi to send the Buff and Blue to the Atlantic 10 victory.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- 16th Minute: Emson's first career goal was a quality one. Headers from Fares Tello and Joshua Yurasits sent the ball to Emson, whose no-look shot banged off the right post and into the net. (GW 1, Davidson 0)
- 55th Minute: A handball in the box gave Davidson a penalty kick, and Jamie DiLuzio buried the attempt to even the score. (GW 1, Davidson 1)
- 77th Minute: Emson chased down a long ball from Redzepi, took a touch around the Davidson keeper and fired a shot into the open net for what turned out to be the game-winning goal. (GW 2, Davidson 1)
- Emson became the first Colonial with a multi-goal effort this season. The rookie forward now ranks third on the squad with his five points.
- Two seniors factored in the scoring: Redzepi picked up his first assist of the season and the eighth of his career, while Tello added his second helper of the season.
- GW outshot Davidson, 11-8, on the day, putting five attempts on target to three for the Wildcats.
- Noah Lubin made a pair of saves in the victory, lowering his goals against average to 1.06 in seven starts.
- GW honored nine Colonials - Lubin, Redzepi, Tello, Colin Anderson, Haukur Hilmarsson, Max Holdsworth, Reese Moore, Gabriel Seemungal and Matt Sipowicz - prior to the match.
UP NEXT: GW wraps its home schedule Wednesday with a visit from Saint Joseph's before facing A-10 foes VCU (Oct. 26) and Dayton (Nov. 2) on the road to finish the regular season.
WATCH THIS: Hear from head coach Craig Jones, Seemungal and Emson after the match.
Emson put the Colonials on top with a tremendous goal in the 16th minute, flicking a bicycle kick over his shoulder and into the net. After Davidson tied it, the rookie from nearby Arlington, Va., struck again with 13:18 left in regulation off a long ball from Drini Redzepi to send the Buff and Blue to the Atlantic 10 victory.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- 16th Minute: Emson's first career goal was a quality one. Headers from Fares Tello and Joshua Yurasits sent the ball to Emson, whose no-look shot banged off the right post and into the net. (GW 1, Davidson 0)
- 55th Minute: A handball in the box gave Davidson a penalty kick, and Jamie DiLuzio buried the attempt to even the score. (GW 1, Davidson 1)
- 77th Minute: Emson chased down a long ball from Redzepi, took a touch around the Davidson keeper and fired a shot into the open net for what turned out to be the game-winning goal. (GW 2, Davidson 1)
NOTEWORTHY👀 What an afternoon for Liam Emson! The first-year got it done with ✌️ goals on Senior Day! #RaiseHigh pic.twitter.com/SZK3T2qmo2
— GW Men's Soccer (@GWMensSoccer) October 19, 2019
- Emson became the first Colonial with a multi-goal effort this season. The rookie forward now ranks third on the squad with his five points.
- Two seniors factored in the scoring: Redzepi picked up his first assist of the season and the eighth of his career, while Tello added his second helper of the season.
- GW outshot Davidson, 11-8, on the day, putting five attempts on target to three for the Wildcats.
- Noah Lubin made a pair of saves in the victory, lowering his goals against average to 1.06 in seven starts.
- GW honored nine Colonials - Lubin, Redzepi, Tello, Colin Anderson, Haukur Hilmarsson, Max Holdsworth, Reese Moore, Gabriel Seemungal and Matt Sipowicz - prior to the match.
UP NEXT: GW wraps its home schedule Wednesday with a visit from Saint Joseph's before facing A-10 foes VCU (Oct. 26) and Dayton (Nov. 2) on the road to finish the regular season.
WATCH THIS: Hear from head coach Craig Jones, Seemungal and Emson after the match.
Hear from @jonesydc, Gabriel Seemungal and Liam Emson after our 2-1 win over Davidson on Senior Day at the Vern! #RaiseHigh pic.twitter.com/NE1bX2ETFl
— GW Men's Soccer (@GWMensSoccer) October 19, 2019
Team Stats
DAVIDSON
GW
Goals
1
2
Shots
8
11
Shots on Goal
3
5
Saves
3
2
Corners
3
3
Fouls
15
11
Scoring Plays
EMSON, Liam (1)
Assisted By: TELLO, Fares , YURASITS, Joshua
* Shot with back to goal over shoulder
15:32
DILUZIO, Jamie (3)
* PK awarded after handball
54:06
EMSON, Liam (2)
Assisted By: REDZEPI, Drini
Long ball touched around keeper & shot
76:42
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
2
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
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