Men’s Soccer Falls at Nationally-Ranked Middlebury

MIDDLEBURY, Vt.- The Eastern Nazarene College men's soccer team dropped a midweek matchup at Middlebury, 5-0, Wednesday afternoon. The Panthers entered the contest ranked No. 12 in the United Soccer Coaches National Poll.

THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 0, No. 12 Middlebury 5
Records: Lions (2-6-4) | Panthers (8-1-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Middlebury captured a 1-0 edge in the 24th minute. Jordan Saint-Louis converted a penalty kick to net his team-leading fifth goal of the season.
• The home side doubled its advantage to 2-0 in the 56th minute. Ben Powers bagged his first marker of the year while Kyle Nilsson picked up his second assist of the fall.
• The Panthers added a goal in the 59th minute to widen the gap to 3-0. Liam Sloan found the back of the net to collect his second tally of the season and Nilsson registered his second assist of the game.
• Middlebury tacked on its fourth score of the day in the 67th minute to stretch its lead to 4-0. Brendan Barry chalked up his first goal of the campaign off of an assist from Ethan Coomber.
• The hosts extended their advantage to 5-0 with a strike in the 85th minute. Jacob Charles notched his first tally of the year and Daniel Kaye recorded his first career assist.
  

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Goalkeeper Lucas Batz (Jacksonville, N.C.) posted eight saves in his fourth-consecutive start.
• Eastern Nazarene managed four shot attempts on the afternoon while Middlebury racked up 24 shots.
• Franco Arteaga (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.), Ignacio Fernadez Busto (Madrid, Spain), Bryan Vargas (San Jose, Costa Rica), and Mattia Zuin (Mexico City, Mexico) all registered one shot in the contest.
• The Panthers finished the match with an 8-2 advantage in corner kicks earned.

                                                                                    
LOOKING AHEAD:

Eastern Nazarene returns home to face Mitchell October 15.