Goals in the 8th and 84th minutes helped the Allegheny Gators to a 2-0 victory over Denison Saturday afternoon in Granville.

With both teams in search of their first North Coast Athletic Conference win, Allegheny struck first when David DelGreco buried a cross from Conor Azevedo at 7:19 of the first period.  DelGreco's eighth goal of the season gave the Gators an early 1-0 edge.

Denison nearly had the equalizer when Ryan Fine hit the crossbar on a deep shot from the right side.  In addition to the offensive effort, the DU defense stood strong with back-to-back saves to keep it a one-goal contest.  In the closing stages of the period, Will Krentz and Kory Silberg both unloaded shots that went wide left and right, respectively.

In the second, the Big Red continued to test Andrew Shirley in his first start of the season.  Four of the Big Red's 12 shots were on goal, while others barely missed the net.  In the 65th minute, Jake Marsh sent a diving header past the goal, while a flick on header by Silberg went just over the crossbar at 67:59.  In the 80th minute, a counter attack by Allegheny resulted in a breakaway chance for Azevedo, but Denison keeper Matt Wagner came up with a key save.

Despite the Big Red's second half push, Allegheny put the game away with a score in the 84th minute when Tyler Danzey found Andrew Miller for his second goal of the year.

Even though DU outshot Allegheny 23-16, the Gators held an 8-5 edge in shots on goal.  Denison also attempted all 13 corners in the game.  Casarona and Krentz paced the Big Red offense with four shots each, while Fine finished with three attempts.  Wagner made four saves on the afternoon, while his counterpart, Shirley, stopped five shots.

Denison falls to 4-5-2 overall and 0-2-1 in the NCAC, while the Gators improve to 9-1-1 and 1-0-1 in league play.  Denison returns to action next Saturday when they travel to Wooster for a 3:30 p.m. match.