Tulsa
Vanderbilt (MVC)
Tulsa Trio Powers Golden Hurricane Past Vanderbilt, 3-1
10/18/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Oct. 18, 2002
Tulsa, Oklahoma - Tulsa juniors Kris Glasser and Mario Gonzalez, along with sophomore Jamie Dabney, each scored one goal and earned one assist in leading the Golden Hurricane to a 3-1 Missouri Valley Conference victory over Vanderbilt at the Donna J. Hardesty Sports Complex.
Tulsa (9-5, 3-2 MVC) tallied two first half scores and one in the second half, while Vanderbilt (2-12, 0-5) recorded its lone goal early in the second half.
The Hurricane got on the board at the 23rd minute when Gonzalez collected a straight pass from Dabney on the left side of the goal and nailed a shot through the pipes for a 1-0 Tulsa lead. Junior Bryan Rudd, who played the ball to Dabney, and Dabney were each credited with an assist on the goal.
A little over three minutes later, Glasser, who made his first start of the season, increased the TU advantage to 2-0 when he centered a pass from Gonzalez and blasted a shot from point blank rank into the back of the net at 26:21. Both Gonzalez and senior Derek Meyers each earned an assist on the score.
Tulsa led 2-0 at intermission and Nik Demello got the Commodores on the board when he came up with a loose ball in front of the net and scored Vandy's lone goal at 53:37.
The remainder of the game was all in Tulsa's advantage. The Hurricane out shot the Commodores 18-7 for the game, including 7-4 in the final period. Dabney added an insurance goal at the 67:32 minute mark when he found the back of the net off a double assist from freshman Matt Wiley and Glasser.
SCORING SUMMARY Vanderbilt 0 1 - 1 Tulsa 2 1 - 3INDIVIDUAL SCORING Mario Gonzalez (TU) at 23:00 (James Dabney/Bryan Rudd) Kris Glasser (TU) at 26:21 (Mario Gonzalez/Derek Meyers) Nik Demello (VU) at 53:37 (Unassisted) James Dabney (TU) at 67:32 (Matt Wiley/Kris Glasser)
GOALKEEPER SAVES Brad Winter (VU) - 8 Brent Salter (TU) - 4
