CARY, NC -- William Peace University men's soccer defeated Emory & Henry College 7-0.
Ivan Ponce tallied a hat trick and his 30th career goal as the Pacers now improve to 5-0 this season ahead of beginning conference play this Saturday against Greensboro College.
THE BASICS
- Final score: William Peace 7, Emory & Henry 0
- Records: William Peace (5-0), Emory & Henry (1-5)
- Location: Cary, NC
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Wasps would score an own goal at 11:37 to put WPU up 1-0 after some good early possession from the Pacers. Danny Alvarez would score a penalty kick goal off a foul called on Emory & Henry's Daniel Martinez-Flores to extend the Pacer lead 2-0 at 12:03. The Pacers would continue to attack as
Ivan Ponce would put shots up and finally connected at 17:54 to increase the Pacer lead 3-0. The Pacers would make a handful of substitutions allowing
Donnie Leahy to score off an assist by
Reid Taylor at 40:18 to send the Pacers into halftime up 4-0.
Ivan Ponce would score his second of the game at 53:10 giving the Pacers a nice cushion of a 5-0 lead, which would also mark Ponce's 30th career goal. Ponce would continue to challenge the Wasps, completing his hat trick at 50:00 off an assist by
Jorge Lemus to stretch the Pacers lead to 6-0.
Alex Hernandez would score the exclamation point goal at 62:19 to secure the 7-0 shutout for the Pacers.
PACER TOP PERFORMERS
FOR THE FOES
- Derek Akers would make a total of seven saves for the Wasps.
NEXT GAME
The Pacers will travel to Greensboro College on Saturday, October 2nd to begin USA South Conference play in a rematch of the USA South East Divisional Championship game of the '21 Spring Season.
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