HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. (Sept. 24, 2016)- Sophomore
Roger Fernandez (Succcasunna, N.J. / Roxbury) netted a hat-trick as the Centenary University men's soccer team scored six second half goals in a 9-1 rout of Clarks Summit University on Saturday afternoon.
Junior
Justin White (Minehill, N.J. / Dover) and freshman
Matt Miller (Clifton, N.J. / Clifton) each scored two goals for the Cyclones who improve to 3-4 overall and 1-0 in the Colonial States Athletic Conference. Wesley Pincince scored a penalty kick goal for the Defenders who fall to 4-6 overall and 0-1 in the CSAC.
Centenary was in control from the opening whistle with three unanswered goals in the first half. Junior
Richy Castro (Landing, N.J. / Roxbury) scored in the 8
th minute, while sophomore
Josh Weiss (Hackettstown, N.J. / Hackettstown) netted his first goal of the season off an assist from fellow classmate
William Squares (Burlington, N.J. / Burlington Township) in the 20
th minute. Fernandez finally got his name into the scorebook with an unassisted goal in the 37
th minute, as the Cyclones cruised into halftime with a 3-0 advantage.
In the second half, three Cyclones combined for six goals as Centenary kept their foot on the gas. White scored his third and fourth goals of the season, while Miller scored his first career goal as a Cyclone. Centenary maintained a 6-0 lead, when CSU converted on a penalty kick in the 68
th minute.
Miller added one more, while Fernandez netted back-to-back goals to put a cap on the scoring for the afternoon. Centenary edged Clarks Summit on shots (30-4), shots on goal (12-4), and corner kicks (14-0).
Seniors
Kevin Brix (Monroe Township, N.J. / Monroe Township),
Luis Marin (Union City, N.J. / Union Hill) and
Chris Bonilla (Newark, N.J. / St. Benedict's Prep) each assisted on a goal in the second half. White took a game-high seven shots, while Marin recorded four. Sophomore
Devon Warne (Belvidere, N.J. / Belvidere) improved to 3-4 with two saves in net. Tyler Austin and Ben Campbell combined for 90 minutes and three saves in the loss for Clarks Summit.
Head Coach
Keith O'Connor and the Cyclones will return to action on Wednesday, Sept. 28 against the Knights of Berkeley College (NJ) at 4:00 p.m.