Box Score FULTON, Mo.—The William Woods University men's soccer team displayed a dominating performance in front of the WWU fans in its home opener on Thursday night, as the Owls collected its third shutout on the season, defeating Ottawa University, 5-0.
Like it has on numerous occasions thus far this year, the offense got on the board early, as senior
Paulo Conelian's cross from just outside the box, found the foot of a cutting
Jacob Hawes, who buried the ball into the back of net, giving the Owls a 1-0 lead at the 10:33 mark. The goal was Hawes fourth on the year, which leads the Owls. Â
The offensive pressure continued throughout the half and at the 33:57 mark, the Owls extended its lead to 2-0, as
Luca Stroeter's corner kick was placed perfectly onto the head of
Alex Severino, who flicked the ball past the Ottawa (0-3) goalkeeper, to give the Owls a two goal advantage heading into the half.
For the fourth straight game, WWU outshot its opponents in the first frame, as they totaled 12, while the defense limited the Braves to just four shots.
It was all William Woods in the second half, as
Matheus Schmid got in on the offensive frenzy, as he buried his first goal on the season off an assist again from Conelian, extending the teams' lead to 3-0 at the 56:52 mark.
Less than 10:00 minutes later, a foul was called inside the Ottawa box on a WWU player, which awarded a penalty kick for the Owls. Senior
Alan Matthew stepped up for the team and scored his second goal on the year, pushing the advantage to 4-0.
The offense continued to keep the ball on the Braves end as the clock continued to tick down, but before the final horn sounded, a great display of passing from Schmid, to
Sebastian Burich, found the foot of
Anthony Moscatello, who blasted his shot from just outside the box, into the upper right corner of the net, giving WWU a 5-0 lead and win.
The Owls outshot the Braves 31-10 in the game, with Hawes and
Lendell Louis-Jacques leading the way, totaling five shots each. Stroeter,
Brett Hodges and Moscatello contributed three, while Matthew,
Andrew Bernal and Schmid added two shots.
Freshman
Conor Cable picked up his second win on the season, making four saves in 65:18 minutes of play, before giving way to sophomore
Ivan Monterrubio, who kept the shutout intact for the final 24:00 minutes.
The Owls have a quick turnaround and will now look to collect its fourth shutout on the year and third in a row at John Brown University tomorrow night. Kick-off is set to start at 7:30 p.m.
Friday night's game at John Brown will be the first ever played under the lights in Siloam Springs. The Golden Eagles (0-2), are looking for its first win on the year, after falling to Grace University 1-0 in its season opener and then most recently, dropping a 2-1 heartbreaker against Saint Francis.
The lone goal on the season for JBU, was scored by Ryan Duncan, whom is coming off a fantastic 2013 season, where he totaled a career-best 11 goals.
In net, Adam Holt has made 11 saves in 198:35 minutes of play, allowing three goals and earning a goals against average of 1.360.
Fans make sure to stay updated on wwuowls.com tomorrow night for a full recap and score from John Brown University.
