FREDERICK, Md.--Goucher College senior forward Julien Greco netted his first score of the season in the 70th minute which proved to be the game-winner as the Gophers (1-0) nipped the Hood College Blazers (0-1), 1-0, in the season opener for both schools Wednesday at Thomas Athletic Field.

A day after the Blazer field hockey team engaged in Hood's inaugural game on the new state-of-the-art turf field against Capital Athletic Conference foe Salisbury University, the men's soccer team got their turn this afternoon hosting former CAC rival Goucher. Five years ago today, these two programs squared off in Hood's first-ever intercollegiate men's soccer match in Towson. Ironically, the final score of that 2004 contest was also 1-0 in favor of the Gophers.

The two teams combined for just five first-half shots, three by Goucher and two by Hood. But in the second half, Goucher fired 10 shots to Hood's two, and finally snapped a scoreless tie when Jay Berger and Dan Brody set up Greco, who flicked the pass from Berger passed Hood keeper Shawn Fernholz on the right side of the net. 

Fernholz rejected four Gopher attempts on the afternoon while Justin Holbrook posted the shutout and made a pair of stops for the visitors.

Hood next travels to LaRoche College Saturday for a 5 p.m. nonconference game.