OLIVET, Mich. – The Carroll University men's soccer team did not dwell on the tough season opening loss from Wednesday night. The men came out firing on all cylinders to defeat Olivet College 6-0. Six different Pioneers scored goals, all were season firsts. Junior
Julius Marks tallied three-points on a goal and assist for Carroll.
The Pioneers (1-1, 0-0 CCIW) tripled the amount of shots Olivet took (21-8), and put up 14 shots on goal.
Josh Gonzaga and Sophomore
Sam Dorchester led the way in shots on target, with four and two, respectively. Junior keeper
Tyler Hanson collected three saves, including two in the second half. It was another physical game for the Pioneers, with two Pios each picking up yellow cards.
Carroll jumped out to the lead with Gonzaga picking up the eventual game winning goal from an assist by Junior
Parker Nimmer in the 27
th minute. Eight minutes later, Marks played a pass from Dorchester that found the nylon to take a 2-0 lead.
In the second half, after a missed shot by Olivet, Junior
Ryan Coughlin scored and was assisted Freshman
Andrew Schuhmacher. Dorchester had an opportunity to cash in on penalty kick, but the shot was saved. Not a minute later did
Ben Hetzel score the fourth goal of the game after being assisted by Defender
Brenden Shiroda.
Jack Daly and
Ayden Dulan both socred their first of the season in the final 20 minutes of the contest.
The men continue their road trip to Albion college for a Sunday afternoon matchup. The Pioneers last played the brits back in 2014, winning 4-3.