Johnstown, Pa.—The Mercyhurst Men's Soccer team took another three points from UPJ as they won by a score of 8-1 on Saturday.
How it Happened
The scoring started in the 11th minute as Nic Münch gave the Lakers a 1-0 lead with his third goal of the season.
In the 18th minute Sidney Warden picked up right where he left off on Wednesday as he scored his fourth goal in two games. Münch and Salvador Rang picked up assists on the play.
Just two minutes later in the 20th minute Tom Barry scored his fourth goal of the season as Warden picked up his third point of the game by earning an assist.
In the 24th minute the Lakers made the lead three as Münch picked up his second goal of the game. Rang and Warden both picked up assists on the goal.
Sean Kerrigan got in on the scoring as he scored in the 33rd minute, Barry picked up the lone assist on the play. The Lakers went into the half with a 4-0 lead while having 12 shots. UPJ was limited to just one shot on goal in the opening 45 minutes.
Just 11 minutes into the second half Warden scored his second of the game as Darragh Curtin picked up an assist on the play.
Warden completed his second hat-trick in as many games in the 74th minute. Jonathan Swann picked up an assist on Warden's PSAC leading 12th goal of the season.
In the 88th minute Vetle Auglaend scored his first collegiate goal in just his second game back after missing nine games with an injury.
UPJ got on the board just 49 seconds after the Lakers took the 8-1 lead.
Jonathan Gomes made two saves as he picked up his eighth win of the season.
PSAC Leader Sounds Good
With his hat-trick today Warden now leads the PSAC in scoring with 12 goals. He also leading the conference in goals per game at 1.00. Mercyhurst has three players in the top 10 for goals. Nevado Elliott sits in fifth with seven while Dylan Sumner is in eighth with five goals.
The Lakers as a team lead the PSAC in goals per game (3.385), overall goals scored (44) and are third in goals against (16).
Playoff Picture
The Lakers have just four games remaining in the regular season, the top three teams make the playoffs. Seton Hill sits in first with 15 points, Gannon is in second with 13 points. Mercyhurst is within striking distance of both as they are in third with 11 points. Slippery Rock is in fourth with six points, Cal is fifth with four points, while UPJ has yet to earn a point.
Coach, Your Thoughts?
Head Coach Ryan Osborne was happy with his teams performance despite less then ideal conditions. "The boys were clinical and professional today from the first whistle. The UPJ field is a tough one to play on and we managed it very well." Osborne is happy with how this week went and looks to build on it going into the final stretch of the season. "We've had a good week and we need to keep it going as we welcome a very good Seton Hill team on Wednesday."
Up Next
The Lakers host Seton Hill on Wednesday and head to Slippery Rock to take on the Rock on Saturday.
