FAYETTE, Mo.— The William Woods University men's soccer team won its second game in a row and fifth out of its last seven against Harris-Stowe on Tuesday night and now the Owls will look for its third consecutive win on Thursday, as they pay a visit to Central Methodist University. Kick-off will start at 5 p.m.
The Owls (10-2-2; 5-2-1 AMC), put on a dominating performance against the Hornets (2-12; 0-8 AMC), as they outshot HSSU 36-2, while five different Owls found the back of the net.
The shutout was also the teams' ninth on the year, while it was freshman goaltender
Conor Cable's sixth, which is a new single season program record. Cable, a Spalding, England, native, broke the previous record of five shutouts, set by Robert Thibodeaux back in 2009.
After outshooting the Hornets 12-1 through the first 34:00 minutes of play in the first half, the Owls finally scored the first goal of the game in the 35
th minute, as
Luca Stroeter passed the ball up the field for
Julian Wells, who used his speed, got behind the Hornet defense and was able to pass the ball across the box on over to
Andrew Bernal, who scored his second goal on the year, to give WWU a 1-0 lead heading into the half.
In the second frame, the Owls were able to extend its lead out to 2-0, as
Paulo Conelian found the back of the net from 25 yards out. In the 75
th minute,
Matheus Schmid took a shot that was blocked by a Hornet defender inside the box, but the ball carried over to
Anthony Moscatello and he was able to hit a one timer past HSSU goalie, Ezekial Sevcik, to make it 3-0 WWU.
Then, just over one minute later,
Harrison Bray received a pass and he was able to cross the ball into the box, which found the head of senior
Jacob Hawes and the O'Fallon, Missouri, native, was able to flick in his sixth goal of the year, to push the Owls lead out to 4-0.
WWU scored its fifth and final goal in the 80
th minute, as Lendell Louis-Jacque's cross into the penalty box, found the head of
Jesse Bowers, who was able to score his first collegiate goal for William Woods.
During the last seven games, the Owls have outscored its opponents 16-3 and have a shot advantage of 138-64.
Alex Severino,
Alan Matthew, Bernal, Hawes and Moscatello have each scored two goals during the seven game stretch, while six other Owls have tallied one goal.
In net, Cable has played in 560:00 minutes the last seven outings, allowing just three goals, while coming up with 26 saves, for a save percentage of .897 and a goals against average of a mere .482.
On the season, the Owls have scored 36 goals and are led by the duo of Severino and Hawes, who have each totaled a team-high six goals, while Hawes has also contributed three assists, which gives him a team-high 15 points on the year.
Moscatello has added five goals, while Matthew has totaled four, all coming from the penalty dot. Conelian scored his second goal of the year on Tuesday night, but does lead the team with eight assists, which is 19
th best in the NAIA.
In net, Cable has played in 1141:30 minutes, making 53 saves, while allowing just seven goals and owns a goals against average of .552, which is fourth best in the NAIA.
As a team, the Owls rank first in the NAIA in shutouts per game (.710) and shutouts (nine), while coming in at No. 17 in shots per game (19.14).
This will be the second meeting on the season between the Owls and Eagles (7-7; 1-3 Heart of America Athletic Conference), as back on September 10
th, WWU defeated CMU 3-1, as the team got goals from Severino, Conelian and
Sebastian Burich in the victory.
CMU has struggled as of late, as after going on a three game winning streak from September 20
th through the 30
th, the Eagles have dropped four out of its last five games.
On the season, the Eagles are led by Tyler Neis, scoring a team-high 13 goals for 28 points, while Daniel Arrazola has scored seven goals and added four assists for 18 points. Guilherme da Silveira and Jarrid Hamilton, meanwhile, have found the back of the net four times.
In goal, Carlos Ribera has appeared in 13 games, totaling 990:00 minutes, making 32 saves, for a save percentage of .681 and has a goals against average of 1.36.
Fans make sure to stay updated on wwuowls.com tomorrow night for a full recap and score from Fayette, Missouri.
