SAINT PETER, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus College men's soccer team battled the Concordia College Cobbers at home on Wednesday afternoon in a conference contest. The Gusties cruised to a 5-0 shutout victory over the Cobbers.
Joe Flory opened the scoring for the Gusties in the 11
th minute of the game, heading in a corner kick from
Ryder Tomlinson to put Gustavus up 1-0.
Diego Paulin doubled the Gusties' lead in the 23
rd minute, receiving a pass from
Kieran Mahan and firing a line drive shot to the back left of the net to make it 2-0.
Gustavus led 2-0 at halftime and quickly made it 3-0 just three minutes into the second half as Mahan fired a shot past the Cobbers' keeper to add to the Gusties' lead.
In the 59
th minute, Tomlinson fired a pass from
Jack Isroff to the far side of the goal to put Gustavus up 4-0.
Mahan scored a second goal in the 67
th minute, curving a free kick past the defensive line and into the far top corner to put the Gusties up 5-0.
Gustavus outshot Concordia 20-3 with a 9-2 advantage in shots on goal.
Jackson Baker had two saves for the Gusties to earn the shutout victory.
Up next for Gustavus is the final home game of the regular season against University of Wisconsin-Superior on Sunday, October 26 at 2:00 p.m.
