YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. | Young Harris men's soccer found the back of the net three times in the opening ten minutes and cruised to a dominant 9-0 victory over Shorter University on Wednesday night.
Charlie Wilde and
Thomas Kleinpenning each scored two goals in the win.
QUOTING HEAD COACH DEAN GREY:
"The guys put up another consistent performance and clean sheet. Time to rest, recover, and prepare for our road trip to Mount Olive on Saturday."
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
The Mountain Lions wasted no time finding the back of the net and scored three goals in the opening ten minutes.
Sergio Llopart opened the scoring flurry in the fourth minute, slotting one home.
Charlie Wilde scored the second and third goals for Young Harris three minutes apart.
Leho Le Louarn back heeled it to Wilde in the box for an easy score. On his second goal, Wilde dribbled into the box and unleashed a shot, finding the upper corner for the score.
Filip Zander joined the scoring extravaganza in the 14
th minute and
Thomas Kleinpenning tallied the Mountain Lions fifth goal in the 18
th minute. Zander corralled a pass from Le Louarn, took a touch, and put it into the back of the net. Llopart headed it to Kleinpenning, who headed it in for his third goal of the season.
Stanlee Etienne wrapped up the scoring in the first half. In the 37
th minute, he dribbled to the top of the box and lasered one high into the back of the net to put Young Harris up 6-0.
Young Harris continued their dominance on offense, scoring three goals in the second half. Kleinpenning found
Philip Abda for the seventh goal of the evening. Later in the half, Kleinpenning took a free kick in the 74
th minute that ricocheted off a defender and went in earning him the brace. Danile Trigg hit Connor Mills with a wonderful entry pass into the box and Mills notched the final goal of the game for the Mountain Lions as YHC took the 9-0 victory.
Young Harris out shot Shorter 30-2.
Ian Aycock got the start in goal for the Mountain Lions. He made the only save necessary on a relatively quiet night and earned his third shutout of the season.
UP NEXT:
Young Harris (5-0-2, 4-0 CC) travels to Mount Olive, North Carolina to face Mount Olive (2-3-2, 1-1-2 CC) in a conference clash on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.
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