WENHAM Mass.- The Gordon College men's soccer team rolled past Curry 5-1 at the Brigham Athletic Complex Saturday night.
THE BASICS:
Score: Gordon 5, Curry 1
Records: Fighting Scots (7-5-2, 4-3-0 CNE) | Colonels (5-7-4, 1-4-2 CNE)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Gordon seized a 1-0 lead in the 22nd minute. Andrew Diller (Upland, Ind.) buried his first career goal while Sylver Godines (New Braunfels, Texas) picked up his first assist of the season.
- The Fighting Scots stretched the margin to 2-0 with a goal less than a minute into the second half. Santiago Hernandez (Puebla, Mexico) bagged his second goal of the year off of an assist by Zach Hutt (Streetsboro, Ohio).
- The hosts tacked on their third score of the game in the 52nd minute. Zach Hutt (Streetsboro, Ohio) netted his first marker of the season as he knocked in a rebound after a shot by Samuel Masenheimer (Allentown, Pa.) was saved.
- Curry got on the board in the 57th minute to cut the deficit to 3-1 as Claudio Laquale found the back of the net.
- Gordon responded with a strike in the 65th minute to reclaim a three-goal cushion, 4-1. Andrew Diller (Upland, Ind.) booted in his second tally of the match after Santiago Hernandez (Puebla, Mexico) delivered a low cross into the box.
- The Fighting Scots widened the gap to 5-1 in the 81st minute as Luke Lindas (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) notched his third goal of the campaign.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- Andrew Diller (Upland, Ind.) finished with a career-high two goals while Santiago Hernandez (Puebla, Mexico) and Zach Hutt (Streetsboro, Ohio) both registered one goal and one assist.
- Santiago Hernandez (Puebla, Mexico) led the home team with six shot attempts while Andrew Diller (Upland, Ind.) fired three shots.
- Senior goalkeeper Daniel Vatousios (Danvers, Mass.) posted three saves in his first start of the year.
- Gordon generated 22 shots while Curry concluded the contest with eight shot attempts.
SENIOR NIGHT CELEBRATION:
Prior to the match, the Gordon men's soccer team recognized its seven seniors:
Andrew Diller,
Zach Hutt,
Luke Lindas,
Hunter O'Connell,
Jake Scruton,
Daniel Vatousios,
Nick Vavala, and
Owen Wade.
UP NEXT:
Gordon travels to Western New England October 21.