SALEM – The Roanoke College men's soccer team hosted and participated in the 4^th annual Goal-a-Thon on Friday night in Kerr Stadium to benefit Micah's Backpack.
 
On Friday, March 18th, the Roanoke College men's soccer team successfully completed its Goal-a-Thon mission to score 100 goals.  During the Goal-a-Thon, the men's soccer team was divided into 5 teams of five players, while goalkeepers remained with their team after each win, and rotated after each loss.  Two games of 5v5 were played simultaneously and lasted 5 minutes each. 
 
Jose Robertson scored the first goal of the event at 7:33 PM as well as the 100^th goal at 8:49 PM.  Graduating senior Tyler Carbaugh had the events 50^th goal at 8:09 PM.  Graduating Senior Cameron Picone was officially awarded the "Golden Boot" scoring the most goals (11) for the kids of Michas Backpack. Freshman Goalkeepers Will Linkenhoker won the "Golden Gloves" award for allowing the fewest goals scored on the night.  At the end of the 100^th goals the team consisting of graduating seniors Dionys Beck, Tyler Carbaugh, Cameron Picone, Rob Lentine, and Patrick Daum had amassed the most team wins.  At the conclusion of the 10tth goals, the teams were seeded into a tournament format, where in true NCAA March Madness fashion, the #3 seed team consisting of Jackson Goyette, Fortune Sibanda, Kelby Zeiger, Eli Betz, and Jose Robertson upset the field to take the title.  
 
Players all participated in #5 jerseys, representing their support for non-partisan service and action impacting human rights for Food, Water, Health, Housing, and Education.

Donations were still coming in during the Goal-a-Thon, and have already amassed $3,000 for Micah's Backpack and the Roanoke College Men's Soccer program. Micah's Backpack addresses children's hunger issues by partnering with local schools to provide direct assistance to students and families who qualify for the free lunch program. Each week during the school year, the identified students receive a backpack filled with enough food for the weekend. The backpacks include two dinners, two lunches and two breakfasts. Weekly, nearly 70 volunteers from various academic, civic, and religious groups work together to build community, while packing the backpacks for the partner schools to distribute to students. 
 
To find out more about Micah's Backpack go to micahsbackpack.org.  In The #5Jersey, Please #ServeActImpact For #WaterFoodHealthHousingEducation