Nissim-Sabat scores four goals

From: The Free Lance-Star, VA
Oct. 17, 2002

From STAFF REPORTS
The Free Lance-Star

Mike Nissim-Sabat scored four first-half goals yesterday to help the Mary Washington College men's soccer team snap a two-game winless streak with a 9-0 win at Gallaudet.

Nissim-Sabat, a senior midfielder from Chancellor High School, tied the school single-game record with four goals in a 19-minute span. Teammate Marc Salotti, who also equaled the record earlier this season, scored once yesterday.

Adam Benabdallah added two second-half goals for the Eagles (8-3-2, 3-0 Capital Athletic Conference), who outshot the Bison 29-4 and had a 14-0 edge in corner kicks. Andrew Shin and Roberto Morales also scored for MWC, which plays host to Salisbury on Saturday
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Scoring

Goals: MWC--Mike Nissim-Sabat 4, Adam Benabdallah 2, Marc Salotti, Andrew Shin, Roberto Morales. Assists: MWC--Clint Wivell, Steve Ramos, Jamie Scully, Ryan Geib, Chase Llewellyn, Nate Taylor. Shots on goal: MWC 29, Gallaudet 4. Goalie saves: MWC--Brian Hall 2, Matt Desjardins 1; Gallaudet--Nathan Barnes 10. Corner kicks: MWC 14, Gallaudet 0.

Field hockey

MWC goaltender Robyn Lankford was named CAC player of the week after posting two shutouts last season.

Lankford, a freshman from Fairfax High School, blanked Sweet Briar 5-0 and Roanoke 2-0 for her sixth and seventh shutouts of the season. She has an 0.72 goals-against average for the Eagles (11-2), who are ranked 10th in this week's Division III national poll, as voted by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association.

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