Box Score The Spalding University Men's Soccer team went on the road and earned a 13-0 win over SLIAC opponent Iowa Wesleyan. The Golden Eagles found the back of the net early and often with eleven different players recording goals in the match.
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In just the 5th minute,
Justin Nash got in behind the Iowa Wesleyan defense to record the game's opening goal.
Joey Lesher and
Julio De Leon each added a goal within the next five minutes to push the lead to 3-0.
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Spalding entered halftime holding a 9-0 lead behind goals from
Aden Abdirahman,
Jacob McMurry,
Abdullahi Abdullahi,
Colin Peters,
Abdikadir Hussein, and Sergio Vancini. The nine goals recorded in the first half were scored by nine different players. Â Â
In the second half, McMurry,
Justin Toller, Vancini, and
Jordan Bounds logged goals to provide the final margin of 13-0.
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Abdirahman, Vancini, and Nash each delivered two assists in the game. The remaining assists were provided by Oakey, De Leon,
Chris Muncy, Abdullahi,
Jacob Holehan, and Peters.
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The Golden Eagles outshot Iowa Wesleyan 46-0 and held a 6-0 advantage on corner kicks.
Mike Salamon,
Logan Spencer, and
Aaron Seneker all combined to earn the clean sheet in goal. The Spalding defense has now recorded five shutouts on the season.
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With the victory over Iowa Wesleyan, the Golden Eagles improved their record on the season to 7-4-0, 1-1-0. In their next match, the Spalding University men's soccer team will continue SLIAC play with a road game at Webster. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM EST.
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