BALTIMORE, Md. – The St. Mary's College of Maryland men's soccer team put up a season-best six goals Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 7). St. Mary's College (7-5-1, 4-0-0 UEC) notched its fourth consecutive win with a 6-0 victory over Notre Dame of Maryland University (1-6-3, 1-2-1 UEC) in United East Conference action.
How It Happened
- Senior defender Jack Nelson (Ellicott City, Md./River Hill) started the scoring for the Seahawks in the 19th minute as Nelson finished off a feed from junior forward Sam Santos (Columbia, Md./Oakland Mills). SMCM then moved to 2-0 with an own goal from Notre Dame (Md.) at 33:25.
- St. Mary's College headed into halftime with a three-goal cushion as senior defender Xavier Lewis (Severn, Md./Old Mill) found the back of the net with his first goal of the season at 42:26.
- The Seahawks scored twice in a two-minute span to claim a 5-0 lead by the 50th minute. Sophomore midfielder Zach Blaum (Richmond, Va./Atlee) and Santos both tallied a goal, marking Santos' first goal as a Seahawk.
- First-year forward Matthew Kuwik (Rockville, Md./Richard Montgomery) rounded out the scoring for SMCM in the 62nd minute as Kuwik headed in senior defender Andrew Martinelli's (Rockville, Md./Wheaton) corner kick.
Inside the Box Score
- St. Mary's College posted a 20-7 shot advantage, including a 10-2 shots on goal margin.
- Corner kicks were 7-2 in favor of the Seahawks.
- SMCM committed 12 fouls while the Gators were called for seven fouls and picked up one yellow card.
St. Mary's College
- Junior goalie Jordon Eckman (Fallston, Md./Loyola Blakefield) made two saves in recording his second shutout of the season.
- St. Mary's College sits alone atop of the conference team standings with 12 points and a 4-0-0 mark.
Notre Dame (Md.)
- David Von Mentlen collected five stops as NDMU had its two-game unbeaten streak snapped.
Up Next for the Seahawks
- Oct. 11 at Keystone (2-9-0, 0-3-0 UEC) – La Plume, Pa. – 2 pm
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