Dartmouth Snaps Brief Skid

Takes Down Vermont, 3-1

October 1, 2009

Junior Daniel Keat played a role in all three goals as the No. 18 Dartmouth men's soccer team turned in a dominant 3-1 win over Vermont Wednesday night.

The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Big Green (5-2-1), who outshot the struggling Catamounts (0-6-3), 23-4.

Dartmouth had numerous chances early and would have gone ahead if it weren’t for the play of Vermont goalkeeper Tom Critz, who finished with six saves and multiple picked off crosses. It was the Dartmouth defense, however, that had to make the first big play of the game. Vermont's T.J. Gore fired from the right side and rookie keeper Sean Donovan made the save but lost the ball. Senior defender Pumi Maqubela (Andover, Mass.) managed to clear the ball before Vermont could get to the open goal.

The Big Green broke through in the 17th minute with a beautiful goal from sophomore Lucky Mkosana. Keat played the ball to senior Craig Henderson who one-timed it to Mkosana who then unleashed an arcing shot from the top of the box for a 1-0 Green lead.

Just over four minutes later, Dartmouth picked up its second goal. Junior Austin Bowers (Old Greenwich, Conn.) fed the ball to Keat, who sent a perfect cross into the box where Henderson leapt, nearly horizontal for a beautiful header to put the Big Green up, 2-0.

There were some fireworks in the second half as the two New England rivals continued to battle.. The Big Green capitalized for goal number three after Keat was taken down in the box. He made good on his third penalty kick goal of the season, now 3-3 overall, with a high rocket to make it 3-0 in the 63rd minute.

Vermont managed to get on the board in the 74th minute when Rem Kielman sent a long free kick through the Dartmouth wall after a defensive miscue. A leaping Donovan was unable to make the stop, taking the score to 3-1.

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