LANGHORNE, Pa. – The Cairn University men's soccer team collected their first Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) victory of the season following a 3-0 shutout at home over Bryn Athyn College on Wednesday afternoon.
"It was a good team effort today to secure an important win." remarked Head Coach
Luke Gibson.
"Conference play is always a battle and every game is vital."
Cairn (5-5-3, 1-0-1 CSAC) immediately jumped out to a 1-0 lead after senior
David Falcon (Wayne, NJ / Hawthorne Christian) netted his fourth goal of the season following a rebound attempt courtesy of sophomore
Jesse Brittain (Chester, PA / The Christian Academy) in the 10
th minute. Cairn increased its lead to 2-0 after Brittain found classmate
Moses Beers (Lancaster, PA / Manheim Township) for a tally in the 34
th minute. The Highlanders added their third tally just three minutes later when sophomore
Caleb Rudloff (Quakertown, PA / Geneva College) distributed a through ball to a streaking senior
Aaron Campbell (Coopersburg, PA / Upper Bucks Christian), who darted the length of the field and score his first career goal. Cairn held Bryn Athyn (3-7, 0-2 CSAC) off the scoreboard in the second half en-route to the shutout.
Cairn out shot Bryn Athyn in the contest (19-14) and bested the Lions in shots on goal (11-7). Cairn earned all the corner kick opportunities in the contest (6-0). Brittain led the offensive effort with a pair of assists, and fifth-year net minder
Kameron Clark (Ewing, NJ / Ewing) posted the shutout with seven saves between the pipes.
The Highlanders will be back on the pitch on Saturday, October 15 when they hit the road to Morristown to take on CSAC foe Saint Elizabeth University in conference action at 2 p.m.
