Spring Break
Kangaroos pummel Mastodons, 4-0
David Cordill
Issue date: 9/29/08 Section: Sports
The foul set up a penalty kick, taken by UMKC sophomore midfielder John Bayron Sosa. The St. Cloud, Fla. native took something off his effort at the Mastodon net and pooched a soft, low-liner past the outwitted IPFW netminder, Michael Knitter.
IFPW tried to equalize in the 32nd minute but Kangaroo senior goalkeeper Ken Cooper, on his way to his second clean sheet of the month, dove to his right and snatched away a shot to the near post.
After the break, both the Roos and Mastodons seemed to be a step or two off their game as the afternoon heat began to take its toll on the players. But UMKC escaped the doldrums in the 69th minute. Junior forward Levi Coleman sent a low drive across the box for a sliding Harris who deftly punched in his team-leading fifth goal of the season.
"I was in the right place at the right time," said Harris on his strike. "It was a great ball - right into my feet and I just slid into it."
Less than a minute later, the Kangaroos made it 3-0 when freshman midfielder Sean Butler went for the far post from 18 yards out. It was his first career goal at UMKC. Junior midfielder Bryan Perez and Harris were both credited with the assist.
Senior midfielder Garret Guthrie capped the scoring on the afternoon at the 78:45 mark with a near-post shot muffed by the Mastodon goalkeeper. Levi Coleman got his second assist on the goal, which was Guthrie's third of the year.
IPFW finished with only two shots on goal; both were recorded saves by UMKC's Cooper. The Kangaroos totaled six shots on goal for the match.
UMKC resumes its schedule this Tuesday night at Bourke Field with a game against Drake University. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
dcordill@unews.com
IFPW tried to equalize in the 32nd minute but Kangaroo senior goalkeeper Ken Cooper, on his way to his second clean sheet of the month, dove to his right and snatched away a shot to the near post.
After the break, both the Roos and Mastodons seemed to be a step or two off their game as the afternoon heat began to take its toll on the players. But UMKC escaped the doldrums in the 69th minute. Junior forward Levi Coleman sent a low drive across the box for a sliding Harris who deftly punched in his team-leading fifth goal of the season.
"I was in the right place at the right time," said Harris on his strike. "It was a great ball - right into my feet and I just slid into it."
Less than a minute later, the Kangaroos made it 3-0 when freshman midfielder Sean Butler went for the far post from 18 yards out. It was his first career goal at UMKC. Junior midfielder Bryan Perez and Harris were both credited with the assist.
Senior midfielder Garret Guthrie capped the scoring on the afternoon at the 78:45 mark with a near-post shot muffed by the Mastodon goalkeeper. Levi Coleman got his second assist on the goal, which was Guthrie's third of the year.
IPFW finished with only two shots on goal; both were recorded saves by UMKC's Cooper. The Kangaroos totaled six shots on goal for the match.
UMKC resumes its schedule this Tuesday night at Bourke Field with a game against Drake University. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
dcordill@unews.com
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