YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. | The Young Harris College men's soccer team put on a dominant performance Tuesday (Oct. 20) evening, defeating Shorter University 7-1 at the YHC Soccer and Lacrosse Field. With the victory, the Mountain Lions completed Southwest Division play with a perfect 8-0 record.
The Mountain Lions improved to 11-2-3 overall and 11-1-0 in Conference Carolinas. YHC returns to action Saturday (Oct. 24) afternoon when they host Lees-McRae College at 3:30 p.m. for their last regular season match.
Six different players found the back of the net for YHC, with Fredrik Berge leading the way with two goals. Leo Skogsfjord opened the scoring in the 12th minute off an assist from Ty Kuiper before Shorter evened the match in the 27th minute.
Young Harris quickly regained control, scoring three unanswered goals before halftime. Berge put the Mountain Lions back in front in the 30th minute, followed by goals from Philip Abda and Pierre Guerin to give YHC a 4-1 lead at the break.
The Mountain Lions carried their momentum into the second half, with Kuiper extending the lead in the 67th minute. Berge added his second goal of the evening in the 71st minute before Octavio Castillo capped off the scoring in the 79th minute.
Young Harris finished with seven goals on 12 shots, including nine on target. Goalkeeper Tommaso Morsoletto recorded eight saves in the net for the Mountain Lions to help secure the win.
