ROCHESTER, NY – (Nazathletics.com) – The Nazareth men's soccer team had three different goal scorers and put out an impressive performance to earn a 3-0 victory over Geneseo on Wednesday at Golden Flyer Stadium.
Nazareth is now 6-1 overall and 4-0 in the Empire 8, while Geneseo drops to 5-4-1 and 2-2, respectively. The Golden Flyers are currently at the top of the Empire 8 with an unblemished 4-0 record.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Nazareth scored two goals in the opening 16 minutes to get off to a strong start
- Samuel Burton scored his team-leading fourth goal of the season off a corner kick at the 10:44 mark. Alexander Kobayashi played an in-swinging ball that Burton headed in
- Less than five minutes later, Braden Callahan found Tyler Warmington for his second goal of the season, a slot past the keeper
- Geneseo held an 8-6 advantage in shots and 5-3 margin in corners but trailed 2-0 at the break. For the game, Geneseo had 11 corners to Nazareth's 3.
- Nazareth distanced its lead to 3-0 less than five minutes into the second half. First year Mason Stanco launched a throw-in to the 6-yard box that Callahan turned and fired low into the net
GAME NOTES:
- Bryan Tirado made 5 saves in net for his third-straight shutout. He has eight shutouts in his career
- The goal was the second of Callahan's career. He also scored a goal as a sophomore.
- Nazareth pushes its win streak to four games
UP NEXT:
Nazareth travels to Elmira for a 1 p.m. matchup on Saturday. The Golden Flyers fell to the Soaring Eagles a season ago in the Empire 8 Quarterfinals.
