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Men's Soccer Earns 4-2 Victory over Saint Thomas Aquinas in Home Opener

Box Score

BASICS

Scores: Assumption 4, Saint Thomas Aquinas 2

Records: Assumption (1-2), Saint Thomas Aquinas (3-1)

Location: Worcester, Mass. 

The Lead: The Hounds were down 2-1 into the second half until an offensive surge led the Hounds to a 4-2 victory over Saint Thomas Aquinas for their first win and home opener of the 2016 season

HOW IT HAPPENED 

- Hound's Chase Gurcan (Fort Salonga, N.Y./ St. Anthony's) began the scoring in the 23rd minute with a header off of a free kick from teammate Ethan Morrow (Huntington Beach, Calif./ Fountain Valley)

- The Spartans answered quickly with a goal by Michael Suflita when he headed the ball off a free kick from Alejand Coyt-Orozco

- To open the second half the Spartans scored first to take the lead 2-1 with a goal from Jonathan Garces, which was assisted by Brad Neal. The Spartans would remain scoreless for the rest of the game.

- Morrow tallied an assist and a goal when he scored off of a penalty kick after a Spartans defender had a hand ball in the box. 

- Freshman Simon Trcka (Prague, Czech Republic/ Thornton Academy) scored his first goal in the 77th minute as a Hound by darting past a defender and shooting from the 18 yard line to take the lead 3-2. For his second goal of the game Gurcan made a move around a defender after a pass from teammate Alex Moschella (Miller Place N.Y./ Miller Place)in the midfield in order to score on his breakaway. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

- Hounds' freshman goalkeeper Brian Murray (Camas, Wash./ Camas) recorded his first win earning eight saves on the night. Spartans goalie Jack Nicholson was credited with the loss. 

- Hounds offense totaled 16 shots in the game, while the Spartans offense had 20 shots. 

UP NEXT

The Hounds return Tuesday for a home game against Saint Anselm at 7 pm. This game is the first BLUE OUT of the year. Wear blue and show support. Live stats and video can be accessed on  www.asssumptiongreyhounds.com


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Players Mentioned

Chase Gurcan

#5 Chase Gurcan

F
5' 8"
Sophomore
Ethan Morrow

#9 Ethan Morrow

F
5' 11"
Senior
Alex Moschella

#17 Alex Moschella

D
5' 10"
Freshman
Brian Murray

#0 Brian Murray

GK
6' 0"
Freshman
Simon Trcka

#14 Simon Trcka

F
6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Chase Gurcan

#5 Chase Gurcan

5' 8"
Sophomore
F
Ethan Morrow

#9 Ethan Morrow

5' 11"
Senior
F
Alex Moschella

#17 Alex Moschella

5' 10"
Freshman
D
Brian Murray

#0 Brian Murray

6' 0"
Freshman
GK
Simon Trcka

#14 Simon Trcka

6' 0"
Freshman
F