WAUKESHA, Wis. – The Carroll University men's soccer team recorded 30 shots for the third straight game on Wednesday night, defeating Ripon 6-0 on all second-half goals.
Ethan Pequignot scored twice and assisted on a goal for three points tonight.
The Pioneers (5-1, 0-0 CCIW) have ripped off five straight wins. Carroll recorded 34 shots tonight, tying the second-most in the history in the program for the second time this season.
Josh Gonzaga and
Jack Daly led with five shots apiece. Carroll tallied 18 points on six goals and four assists. Season first goals were scored by
Ricky Perez,
Zane Walters, and
Rory Wood. Carroll dominated the possession, controlling the ball for 65% of the contest.
After a scoreless first half, the Pioneers came out hungry quickly in the second half. Walters led Pequignot at the top of the box to score from the top side going left in the 47
th minute of the game. Soon after,
Ryan Coughlin played a perfect pass that was saved by the defender and deflected right into the foot of Pequignot on the high side of the box to find the back of the net. Pequignot played a perfect cross off a throw-in that led to a charging Walters to score with a header in the 57
th minute to make it a 3-0 game.
Perez earned his first goal of the season on a free kick in the 62
nd minute from 10 yards outside the box that found the upper right corner. Daly danced around inside the high side of the box and took a shot that deflected off a defender into the goal for the shoot and score. Carroll's final goal came from Woods off an assist by Tranchita whose first shot was saved but Woods was there to clean up in the 86
th minute.
Carroll has a Friday night lights match up with UW-Eau Claire at Schneider Stadium scheduled for 5 PM. This will be the first time these two programs have faced off.