Connor Woods scored twice for the Seahawks in a 4-0 victory over Eastern Nazarene College.
Connor Woods scored twice for the Seahawks in a 4-0 victory over Eastern Nazarene College.

Seahawks score four in second half of shutout win

SEAHAWK MEN'S SOCCER RESULTS
Salve Regina 4, Eastern Nazarene 0
Reynolds Field - Newport, Rhode Island
Monday, September 10, 2018

Summary
NEWPORT, R.I. - Salve Regina University men's soccer improved to 4-0 on the season with a 4-0 shutout victory over visiting Eastern Nazarene College in a non-conference match at a windswept and rainy Reynolds Field Monday afternoon.

Series and Streaks
Salve Regina improves to 26-4-1 all-time versus the Lions and has won 24 straight in the series. 

Three Stars of the Game

  1. Salve Regina senior Connor Woods (Otisville, N.Y.) netted the first and fourth goals of the game for the Seahawks.
  2. Salve Regina senior midfielder Matthew O'Donnell (Pittsburgh, Pa.) handed out two assists.
  3. Salve Regina junior midfielder Evan MacDonald (Candia, N.H.) scored the third goal of the game. He now has goals in three straight games.

Key Stat of the Game
The Seahawks held the Lions to one shot on goal, which was saved by Michael Payan (Fort Lee, N.J.).

Quick Hits

  • Payan made the one save in net for the Seahawks to improve to 4-0 and log his 11th career shutout.
  • Victor Mendoza (Cathedral City, Calif.) made 11 saves in the loss for the Lions to fall to 0-1 on the season.
  • Mendoza was relieved by Tyler Ferreira (Berkley, Mass.) in the 76th minute and made two saves while allowing two goals.
  • The Seahawks outshot the Lions 39-10 and 17-1 in shots on goal.

Next up
Eastern Nazarene travels to Lasell on Thursday, September 13 (4 p.m.); Salve Regina plays in North Dartmouth, Mass., against UMass Dartmouth on Wednesday, September 12 (7p.m.).