ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Cuneyt Vardar and Jake Pawlika each scored twice in the second half and Sam Smyth tallied a goal in the first to propel the Golden Flyers 5-0 over Fredonia on Tuesday in non-conference action. Junior goalie Patrick Larkin made five saves in his first-career start to earn the shutout.
 
The Golden Flyers move to 7-3-2 overall on the season, while the Blue Devils drop to 2-8-3.
 
Nazareth's lone goal in the opening half came from Smyth in the 24^th minute as he picked up his fifth goal of the season. The graduate student stole the ball away in the Fredonia final third, took a few dribbles, and bent a right footed shot from 22 feet inside the far post.
 
Graduate student sensation Vardar scored a highlight reel goal just over five minutes into the second half. Coming off a counterattack, Vardar turned on the jets to be the first to the loose ball at midfield and then beat everyone the rest of the way to make it 2-0. 
 
Less than four minutes later, Vardar scored his 15^th goal of the season as Pawlika thread a pass through the defense which the graduate student converted. Vardar remains among the leaders in the nation for goals in Division III.
 
Nazareth's attack connected again in the 66^th minute with Drew Decker playing a ball in from the left flank that Pawlika was able to tap in from just outside the 6-yard box.
 
Pawlika notched the final goal of the game in the 81^st minute, finessing a shot overtop the keeper and into the top right corner from 30-yards out.
 
Nazareth finished the game with a 22-8 advantage in shots.
 
The Golden Flyers will host their second of a three-game homestand on Saturday, taking on Medaille University (7-0-5 overall, 2-0-2 E8) at 12 p.m.