EUREKA, Ill. – Al balanced attack led the Spalding University men's soccer team to a 4-0 win over Eureka College in their SLIAC opener Friday in Eureka, Ill.
THE BASICSFINAL: Spalding def. Eureka, 4-0
LOCATION: Traister Field, Eureka, Ill.
RECORDS: Spalding 4-5-0; 1-0-0, Eureka 4-2-0; 1-1-0
THE STARTERSSPALDING: 1-
Logan Spencer, 2 –
Jacob Holehan, 8 –
Jacob McMurry, 9 –
Abdullahi Abdullahi, 11 –
Sergio Olvera-Vancini, 12 –
Austin Lanham, 13 –
Chris Muncy, 16 –
Jacob Kirby, 17 –
Cheikh Gueye, 21 –
Zach Fonda, 22 –
Cory HouseEUREKA: 1 – Daniel Johnson, 3 – Tim Johnson, 6 – Emmanuel Alade, 8 – Nick Fulop, 9 – James Bowen, 10 – Mark Murphy, 11 – Andrew Beeney, 12 – Koty Sayles, 15 – Brock Musoiu, 18 – Josh Newell, 21 – Brady Thomas
HOW IT HAPPENED- McMurry got the scoring started in the 5
th minute taking a ball from
Zach Fonda and firing past the EC goalkeeper.
- In the 33
rd minute, Dylan Albright found the back of the net to push the Golden Eagle margin to 2-0 heading into halftime.
-
Sergio Olvera-Vancini set up goals by Fonda and Abdullahi in the 49
th and 55
th minute to make the final margin 4-0.
KEY STATS- This mark the first time four Golden Eagles have registered a goal in the same game this season (
Jacob McMurry - 5
th,
Dylin Albright - 33
rd,
Zach Fonda - 49
th,
Abdullahi Abdullahi - 55
th).
- Senior goalkeeper
Logan Spencer (4-2) returned from injury to earn his second shutout of the season tallying three saves.
UP NEXTThe Golden Eagles will be back on the pitch Sunday when they face Centre College at 7:30 p.m. EST in Danville, Ky.