Seniors_MSOC_102017
Elisabetta Zengaro
1
Auburn Montgomery AUM (1-14, 1-7 GSC)
4
Winner Delta State University DSU (3-11-1, 1-9 GSC)
Auburn Montgomery AUM
(1-14, 1-7 GSC)
1
Final
4
Delta State University DSU
(3-11-1, 1-9 GSC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Auburn Montgomery AUM 0 1 1
Delta State University DSU 3 1 4

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Cody Clark

Walker, Carragher Help Statesmen Defeat AUM on Senior Day

CLEVELAND, Miss. - The Delta State University men's soccer team used three first-half goals and added another in the second half as they cruised to a 4-1 victory over the Auburn University Montgomery men's soccer team in Gulf South Conference action on Friday afternoon at Delta Field.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Delta State 4 | Auburn Montgomery 1
Records: DSU (3-11-1, 1-9 GSC) | AUM (1-14, 1-7 GSC)
Location: Delta Field | Cleveland, Miss.
Series: DSU leads the all-time series 2-0
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • Sophomore Myron Duffy put the Statesmen on the board first, as his 25th minute goal off of a high flick from Paul Simler in the box gave Delta State the early advantage.
  • Senior Ash Walker got in on the scoring action just over four minutes later, as his header off of a Jake Carragher corner kick gave DSU a 2-0 lead in the 29th minute of play.
  • Delta State added one more goal before the halftime intermission, as Tom Bar-Yosef scored his second of the year in the 39th minute. Bar-Yosef tapped home a perfect cross in the box from Peyton Marter as the Statesmen took the 3-0 lead. 
  • DSU outshot the Warhawks 15-2 in the first half.
  • Auburn Montgomery got on the board in the 57th minute courtesy of a goal from Tiuri Schieving, as he scored his fourth of the season off of an assist from Austi Sun Chee Fore to make it 3-1. 
  • The Statesmen added the final tally of the contest courtesy of a Jake Carragher penalty kick, running the score to 4-1 in favor of DSU.
  • Delta State finished the match outshooting the Warhawks 28-6, and had 12 corner kicks to AUM's three. 
 

BEYOND THE NUMBERS:

  • Delta State snapped a 12-game scoreless first half streak, busting out for three first half goals.
  • Duffy, Walker and Bar-Yosef each scored their second goals of the season, all coming in that first half. 
  • The 28 shots from the Statesmen are a season high, and Tom Bar-Yosef's 11 shots are a season high for any Statesmen player. 
  • DSU's four goals as a team are also a season high.
 

UP NEXT:

The Statesmen return to action on Sunday, when they host the University of Montevallo in their final GSC game of the season. The game is set for 3 p.m. at Delta Field. 
 

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