LIVONIA, MICH. – The newly ranked Madonna University Crusaders Men's Soccer team took on the YellowJackets of Defiance College (Ohio) in a Wednesday matchup in the WHAC Conference. The Crusaders put on an offensive clinic this afternoon as the Crusaders had shown no mercy. The Crusaders put up a staggering 13 goals, 54 shots, and 30 shots on goal. Plenty of records were broken in the Men's Soccer history.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
It would only take the Crusaders a couple minutes into the game before notching the Crusaders' first goal of the game by way of
Ren Suzuki with an assist from Andres Gomez at the 3:14 minute mark. As another three minutes passed;
Ryota Nakajima wanted to get in on the scoring action by giving the Crusaders a 2-0 lead at the 6:06 minute mark.
Hassan Alatooli hopped in the goal category with an assist from
Marco Palushaj at the 28:37-minute mark. Next,
Bernardo Teston notched his first and only goal of the game assisted by
Hassan Alatooli at the 32:30-minute mark.
Marco Palushaj finishes the scoring in the first half with an assist from
Masayuki Sato at the 37:03-minute mark. As the final score reflects, the Crusaders followed suit from the first half scoring by almost doubling their score.
Jordy Lopez scored at the 49:47-minute mark with an assist from Andreas Gomez.
Corey Matthews picks up an unassisted goal at the 50:46-minute mark. Jhonnier Torres picks up the tenth goal of the game with an assist from
Jordy Lopez at the 52:35-minute mark. Mason Winnkel snags a goal for himself with an assist from the captain, Andres Gomez at the 58:03-minute mark. Andres Gomez was not satisfied with just two assists on the day, so Gomez picked himself up a goal at the 59:03-minute mark. Finally,
Martin Marks caps off the day with a goal assisted by
Keegan O'Callaghan at the 64:19-minute mark.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- The Crusaders broke the single game record for most goals in a game. The previous record came back in the 2002 season when the Crusaders scored 12 goals against Concordia.
- The Crusaders' 11 assists is tied for most assists in a single game, the most since 2005.
- Madonna's 54 shots are the second most single game history.
- Andres Gomez led the Crusaders with five points on the day.
- The Crusaders had 12 different goal scorers on the day.
UP NEXT:
The Madonna University Crusaders Men's Soccer team will be heading to Dearborn, Mich. next to take on the Wolverines of University of Michigan-Dearborn on Saturday September 28, 2024. The Crusaders will be looking to duplicate their dominant performance and improve their three-game winning streak.
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