SALISBURY, Md. – Sophomore forward Franco Reyes (Silver Spring, Md./Montgomery Blair) registered his second career brace Friday evening (Aug. 30) in leading the St. Mary's College of Maryland men's soccer team to a season-opening victory. St. Mary's College (1-0) set up a 3-0 halftime lead and never looked back on its way to a 4-1 non-conference win over The College of New Jersey (0-1) at Salisbury University's Elmer Lord Tournament.
 
How It Happened

• Senior forward Abdoul Anounkou (Togo/Springbrook [Md.]) opened the scoring for the Seahawks in the 21st minute before Reyes netted his first of the evening just over two minutes later for a 2-0 SMCM lead at 22:51.
• St. Mary's College headed into halftime with a three-goal cushion after first-year midfielder Zach Blaum (Richmond, Va./Atlee) tallied his first goal as a Seahawk in the 34th minute.
• Less than 10 minutes into the second half, Reyes found the back of the net once again to push the SMCM lead to 4-0 at 53:14.
• TCNJ avoided a shutout in the 60th minute when Sam Snyder converted a pass from Lucas Sample for his first goal of the season.

 
Inside the Box Score

• St. Mary's College posted a 13-7 (9-5 on goal) shot advantage while corner kicks were equal at four a piece.

 
St. Mary's College

• Sophomore Jordon Eckman (Fallston, Md./Loyola Blakefield) picked up a career-best four saves in his second career start.
• The Seahawks are 3-0-1 in their last four season-openers.

 
TCNJ

• Logan Gebhart and Colin Rentner combined for five saves in goal for the Lions.

 
Up Next for the Seahawks

• Aug. 31 vs. Rowan (0-1) – Salisbury, Md. (Gerry DiBartolo Sea Gull Soccer Complex) – 1 pm

 
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