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October 19, 2015 - Scholars Weekly Round Up

NIKOLAI SOLOMON –Bluefield College

Bluefield v Ohio Christian

Three first half goals put Bluefield College on top of Ohio Christian University and the Rams went on to claim a 9-0  win over the Trailblazers, Monday night at the Paul Cline Soccer Complex in Beckley. The Rams made it 2-nil in the 28th minute on an unassisted goal from Nikolai Solomon. Bluefield's final first half goal was scored in the 36th minute when Stacey found the back of the net on an assist from Florian Gleissner.

The Rams controlled the first half, outshooting the Trailblazers 14-4.  OCU's Roberto Valero had four goalkeeper saves while Bluefield's Oscar Hernandez had a pair of saves.

The Rams continued the pressure in the second half. Solomon got the hat trick as he scored two goals 18 seconds apart in the 51st minute to make it 5-0. 

The Rams scored first on a goal by Nikolai Solomon, his fourth in two games. The assist came from Erik Albarran in the 36th minute. The Buffaloes drew even in the 38th minute and the teams went to the intermission knotted at one.

Carlos Moros GraciaHermann Doerner and Joonas Jokinen all logged two shots apiece.

Moros Gracia came close in the first half, directing a header on target from Brendon Creed who collected the rebound off a corner taken by the Owls.

Bluefield v Milligan

 Milligan College scored on a penalty kick in the 87th minute to tie the match and later scored in overtime to defeat the Bluefield College men's soccer team 3-2 Wednesday night.

Taken from the university’s website

 

AKHIL NOEL – Columbia College, Missouri

Columbia v Park

 The 21st-ranked Cougar men's soccer team defeated No. 15 Park University 2-1 in overtime on Wednesday night at R. Marvin Owens Soccer Stadium. Columbia improves to 12-2 on the season and 7-0 in conference play with the defeat, while the Pirates improve to 8-1-2 on the year and 6-1-1 in league play. Park drew first blood on their first shot-on-goal of the game three minutes in for an early 1-0 advantage. In the 15th minute, the Cougars had an opportunity to knot the score as Ahkil Noel headed in a corner kick, but the ball ricocheted off the goal post, keeping Columbia off of the board. In overtime, Columbia's leading scorer Mitchell Conning would score the game winning goal in the 91st minute, his fifth of the season, to allow the Cougars to pull away with the 2-1 victory.

Columbia v Central Baptist

The 21st-ranked Columbia College men's soccer team extended their latest winning streak to 11 games Saturday afternoon with a 3-2 victory over American Midwest Conference (AMC) opponent Central Baptist College. With the win, Columbia improves to 14-2 on the season and 9-0 in conference play.

Taken from the university’s website

WILLIAM WARD – New Jersey Institute of Technology

RASHAD HYACENTH  - Belmont University

Belmont v Cleveland State

In the 66th, Cleveland State broke through to score the match's lone goal as Victor Zamora beat Grayson Rector (Peachtree City, Ga.) for his second goal of the season. Zamora received a touch on the left side of the pitch from Alec Nagucki, who connected with Zamora for the assist.

Belmont would search for the equalizer for the remainder of the match as it looked to draw even with the Vikings. In the 89th sophomore spark plug Rashad Hyacenth (D'Abadie, Trinidad and Tobago) registered a shot but his attempt would sail high over the frame.

The Bruins threatened to tie it up in the 81st but a shot from the foot of Hyacenth was saved. Hyacenth was active all match as he compiled four shots, tallying two on frame. Hyacenth was Belmont's primary offensive catalyst as he tallied both shot attempts, 

Taken from the university’s website.

 

 

DOMINIC JANGOO – Northeastern State University

BRENDON CREED – Temple University

Temple v Columbia

Temple men's soccer logged a 3-1 victory over the Columbia Lions Tuesday afternoon to close out non-conference play for the 2015 season. The Owls now stand at 9-3-2 overall entering a four-game series of American Athletic Conference play. Five minutes into the second half, the Owls' earned a corner kick that was served in by junior Stefan Mueller. Mueller connected with Brendon Creed who headed the ball directly to Carlos Moros Gracia, who capitalized and headed in goal number three to the right side of the net. This was the second goal for Moros Gracia this season.

Temple v Tulsa

Temple men's soccer fell to American Athletic Conference rival Tulsa, 2-0, on Saturday evening. The Owls now move to 9-4-2 overall and 1-4 in the conference. Multiple Owls saw close chances throughout the entire game, taking 15 total shots with seven being on target. Jorge Gomez Sanchez led the way with five of eight total shots being on goal.

Taken from the university’s website

Stephan Spicer – Trinity Baptist College