Men's Soccer

September 1, 2007

Tigers Open 2007 With Victory Over Whitworth

San Antonio - Trinity's men's soccer team opened up its 2007 campaign with a 2-1 win over Whitworth University on Saturday afternoon.

The game was rescheduled from last night after thunderstorms in the San Antonio area forced the teams to postpone their match.

Trinity (1-0) led 1-0 at the half and then took a 2-0 lead midway through the second.  Whitworth produced a late charge with an 87th minute goal, then had a final shot at the two-minute mark - though it was not on goal.

Patrick Floeck and German Gomez scored for the Tigers, with Gomez also getting an assist in the game.  Floeck's goal came in the 27th minute off of passes from Noe Casanova and Gomez.  Tyrone Petrakis assisted on the Gomez goal - which came in the 63rd minute, and was the eventual game-winner.

Trinity out-shot Whitworth 16-7 overall - including a 9-3 advantage in shots on goal. 

Goalkeeper David Steinberg recorded two saves for Trinity, narrowly missing a season-opening shutout.

Trinity will face Pacific Lutheran at 12:00 p.m. tomorrow, while Whitworth will take on Southwestern at 10:00 a.m.