Box Score Cresson, PA - The Mount Aloysius men's soccer team scored three goals in the first 15 minutes of the game en route to a 5-1 non-conference victory over Thiel College on Saturday afternoon.
Jim Smith got the scoring started as he scored directly off of a corner quick 9:14 into the game. Less than three minutes later,
Kevin Ouellette got on the end of a
Molia Sesay cross to make it a 2-0 game. Ouellette then made it 3-0 just 14:18 into the game when he buried a shot off of a through ball from Sesay.
The Mountie defense held strong for the remainder of the half, allowing only four Tomcat shots in the first 45 minutes.
In the second half, Thiel cut into the Mountie advantage with a goal at the 64:30 mark. However, Mount Aloysius responded with a beautiful goal from
Deekai Gbonimy. Gbonimy beat two defenders in the box before slotting home his shot to increase the lead to 4-1 with 23 minutes remaining.
Diron Duah then closed the scoring with another goal directly off of a corner kick in the 71st minute+ as the Mounties won their second game of the season.
Sesay led the Mounties offensively with four shots while
Thomas Sloan and Ouellette each registered three shots. The Mounties outshot the Tomcats 22-11.
Justin Hann recorded the win in net as he stopped six shots.
The Mounties return to the field on Monday with a matchup against Lycoming College at home at 4 p.m.