SCHENECTADY, N.Y. - Six different players scored goals - including three with their first collegiate tallies - as the Union College men's soccer team beat the Anna Maria College AMCATS by a final of 7-1 on Wednesday afternoon at College Park Field.
Junior
Nate Boule led all scorers with two goals in today's contest. Senior
Chris Muther, juniors
Ryan Postlethwait and
Evan Farr, sophomore
Gonzalo Pascual-Sanchiz and first-year
Diego Pascual-Sanchiz all added a goal each as well for Union, with Postlethwait and both Pascual-Sanchiz brothers netting their first collegiate goals.
Boule opened the scoring in the third minute when he beat the goalie with a beautiful shot into the top left corner. First-year Evan Parry provided Boule with a great pass to finish the play off, earning his first college point. In the 15th minute Postletwait finished off a rebound of a Farr shot that hit the crossbar with an impressive diving header to make the Dutchmen lead 2-0. Boule extended the Union lead to 3-0 in the 28th minute when he received a great cross from the younger Pascual-Sanchiz and finished off the play with his right foot into the open goal.
The home team outshot the visitors by a 18-2 margin in the opening 45 minutes and did not allow a shot on goal against sophomore keeper
Sean Speck, who was making his collegiate debut.
The scoring didn't stop there, as the Dutchmen added four more goals in the second half. In the 52nd minute Farr finished off a bouncing ball off the head of junior
Stephan Akichy, while Muther would add a goal in the 56th minute to increase the Union lead. Anna Maria responded with a goal of its own just a minute later when Rubelsi Moran found the back of the net, but Union wasn't done. In the 69th minute
Gonzalo Pascual-Sanchiz scored off assists from sophomores
Luca Richo and
Sebastian Santelices to give Union a five-goal lead again, while younger brother Diego scored the first of his career in the 71st minute to complete the scoring
Speck and first-year
Jack Zapata split time in net for the Dutchmen, with Zapata making three saves on four shots in the second half. Union finished the match with a 33-9 edge in shots.
The Dutchmen (2-1-0) look to extend their win streak to three when they travel to Castleton University on Saturday to take on the Spartans at 4 p.m.