LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - The Lock Haven men's soccer team (1-3) hosted D'Youville College (0-3) in non-conference action on Saturday afternoon, and the Bald Eagles showed their skill on offense with nine goals on the afternoon in a 9-0 victory.
The nine goals are the most for the Bald Eagles since 2004 when LHU notched a 9-0 win against Concordia.
Half one saw Lock Haven deliver a barrage of goals, starting with Dean Lewis (Belfast, Northern Ireland/Model Boys School) scoring in just a minute and five seconds. The next two goals came from Samuel Hershey (Lancaster, Pa./McCaskey) and Zane Puhala (Brockway, Pa./Brockway Area) in the 11th and 16th minute. Connor Swope (Dillsburg, Pa/Northern York) and Caleb Hudson (Ambler, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham) capped the final two, scoring in the 21st and 37th minute.
The offensive explosion in the opening 45 minutes saw the Bald Eagles and head coach Patrick Long ('08) take a 5-0 lead into the break.
The second half did not slow the Bald Eagles attack. Hershey grabbed another two goals to complete his hat trick, scoring in the 49th and 60th minute. Swope doubled his scoring number, placing one in the net in the 65th minute. Austin Kravetz (Altoona, Pa./Altoona) finished off the scoring for LHU with a goal in the 77th minute to cap the nine-goal outburst.
In the assist column, the Bald Eagles counted just as many, with Tom Pombor (Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport) grabbing three. Lewis tallied two of his own, and Hershey, Swanson, Kolachi Pombor (Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport), and Kholifa Sankoh (Lansdowne, Pa./Penn Wood) all assisted a goal.
The Bald Eagles smacked 23 shots, with 14 of them on net and the defense blanked the Saints to just four shots with none landing on goal.
In goal, Aitor Ruiz de Eguilaz (Euskadi, Spain/Koldo Mitxelena (Robert Morris)) and Brady Friewald (Altoona, Pa./Altoona) combined for a clean sheet, but neither one was forced into a save.
Next Up:
LHU will head to Wilmington, Deleware to face Goldey-Beacom in non-conference action on Wednesday, September 7 starting at 4 p.m.