Men's Soccer blitzes Johnson 8-0
Oscar Castro scored his first goal of the season in a triumph over Johnson State this afternoon in the CIAO Classic
North Adams, MA- The MCLA Men's Soccer team came out firing against visiting Johnson State as they scored three goals in the opening four minutes en route to a decisive 8-0 win over the Badgers. The Trailblazers are now 2-2 on the season while JSC falls to 1-3.
Anthony Basile scored a pair of goals to lead the offense. Jesse Moore added a goal and two assists for MCLA.
Basile scored off a Jesse Moore feed just 40 seconds into the contest for an early 1-0 advantage. Just three minutes later, Ed Boateng would convert a long pass from Sakan Sadowsky for a 2-0 lead. A minute later, Oscar Castro knocked home another Moore pass making it 3-0 and the rout was on.
MCLA would add another first half goal from Basile, along with markers from Moore, Patrick Mahoney, and Andrew Nygard to take a 7-0 lead into halftime. The Trailblazers owned a 22-0 shot advantage in the opening forty five minutes.
Augustin Ndayikeza scored in the second half for MCLA.
The Trailblazers are back in action tomorrow as the CIAO Classic continues as they'll battle UMass Boston at 1pm. The Badgers will take on Union in the opener tomorrow at 11am.