RASHAD HYACENTH - Belmont University
Belmont 2 v Lipscomb 0
Sophomore forward Rashad Hyacenth (D'Abadie, Trinidad and Tobago) paced the Belmont offense, scoring two goals, one in each half. After a Lipscomb challenge resulted in a foul, Hyacenth was able to tee up a free kick from straight-on outside the box in the 10thminute. The sophomore forward struck the ball well and was the beneficiary of a favorable bounce as his shot appeared to ricochet off a Lipscomb player and past Bison keeper Micah Bledsoe for the 1-0 lead. Lipscomb threatened to equalize several times midway through the half, including one strike from Logan Paynter in the 78th minute that went over the bar. Moments later Hyacenth and teammate AJ Arnold (Jackson, Miss.) were able to separate themselves from the pack, and they advanced up the pitch. Hyacenth was able to corral the ball, after he collected it, chip the oncoming Bledsoe, and brush it into the back of the net for Belmont's 2-0 lead.
BRENDON CREED - Temple University
Temple 1 v Manhattan 0
The Owls put heavy pressure on the Jaspers through both regulation halves, outshooting Manhattan 22-7. Leading the Owls in shots was Gomez Sanchez, with 11 total shots and four on goal. NewcomerHermann Doerner registered three shots with two on target and Belal Mohamed also recorded three shots on goal. Returners Dan White, Martinelli and Brendon Creed rounded out the shot-takers, collectively striking five shots at Jaspers' goalkeeper, R.J Noll.
Temple 1 v Northeastern 1
The Owls' defense stood strong against an aggressive Husky offense, which garnered four consecutive corners in the 57th minute that were fought off by Owl defenders and Cagle, who registered an impressive diving save in the corner series off a strong header from Northeastern's Ackim Mpofu.
"Our defense really played well. Brendon Creed and Carlos Moros Gracia had very good weekends," said MacWilliams. "Those two guys stood out today for us."
AARON NOEL - University of the District of Columbia
UDC 3 v Bloomfield 3
After falling behind 2-0 in the first 16 minutes of action, the University of the District of Columbia men's soccer team rallied to score three straight goals only to surrender the equalizer in the 74th minute and settle for a 3-3 double-overtime tie in its 2015 season opener Thursday afternoon vs. Bloomfield.
Just less than six minutes into the second half, Haycock tied the score with a goal of his own off of a pretty pass from the middle to left side by freshman Aaron Noel (Business Management – D'Abadie, Trinidad/Saint Mary's College). Later in the 64th minute, Noel found an open Ortez in the box from about 20 yards out, and the local TC Williams product beat Bears' keeper Wilson Cisneros to the far post for the Firebirds' third straight and go-ahead goal.
UDC 2 v Wilmington 4
The University of the District of Columbia men's soccer team suffered a 4-2 defeat vs. Wilmington University on Saturday afternoon in its final game of the Wildcat Invitational.
The Firebirds (0-1-1) scored one goal per-half, with freshman forward Aaron Noel (Business Management – D'Abadie, Trinidad/Saint Mary's College) forcing a 1-1 tie in the 34th minute and senior Byron Brown (Accounting – Silver Spring, MD/Pocono Mountain HS) bringing District of Columbia within a goal (3-2) in the 76th minute.
Wilmington got on the board first when UDC senior goalkeeper Louis Connor got his hands on, but could not haul in, a cross by Jamie Burridge and Berry was there to one-time it for the game's first goal in the 16th minute.
Noel responded for the Firebirds 18 minutes later, cleaning up a loose ball in the box after a free kick and finding the back of the net to even the score, 1-1. This marked UDC's only shot of the first half as it was out-shot 10-1 in the first 45 minutes.
DOMONIC JANGOO - Northeastern State University
Nortestaern State 3 v Truman State 0
The No. 21-ranked Northeastern State men's soccer team kicked off the 2015 regular season with a 3-0 victory over Truman State Friday night at DeLoache Field.
Sophomore Dominic Jangoo also scored in his first game as a member of the RiverHawks in the 74th minute. He was assisted by senior Frank Garay.
ERIC SHEPARD - Northeastern State University
Senior Eric Shephard saved five shots and moved into a tie for sixth place in school history with his fifth-career shutout.
WILLIAM WARD - New Jersey University of Technology
NIKOLAI SOLOMON - Bluefield College
AKHIL NOEL - Columbia College, Missouri
