Matthew Edwards
1
Southern Nazarene University SNU (5-10-0)
6
Winner Delta State University DSU (3-10-2)
Southern Nazarene University SNU
(5-10-0)
1
Final
6
Delta State University DSU
(3-10-2)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Southern Nazarene University SNU 1 0 1
Delta State University DSU 2 4 6

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Philip Tang

Statesmen Score Season High Six Goals Against Southern Nazarene

CLEVELAND, Miss.– The Delta State University men's soccer team  had their highest scoring total of the season as they beat Southern Nazarene 6-1 on Tuesday afternoon. Matthew Edwards led the way for DSU with two goals.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Delta State 6 | Southern Nazarene 1
Records: Delta State (3-10-2, 1-7-1 GSC) | SNU 5-11, 3-3 GSC)
Location: Delta Field
Series: DSU leads the series 2-0
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • Delta State struck first in the second minute as Matthew Edwards headed one home off a cross from Bruno Osorio.
  • In the 20th minute DSU had an opportunity to extend the lead but Daniel Himahy's rocket shot from 30 yards out just hit the crossbar.
  • SNU equalized in the 28th minute on a breakaway goal from Marcel Joseph.
  • Then in the 43rd minute Osorio slotted home a penalty kick to retake the lead.
  • In the second half, DSU earned a third goal in the 61st minute.  Himahy took another shot that bounced off a SNU defender and went in for an own goal.
  • The Green and White added another when Carlos Bestard slid in a goal off of a pass from Charles Barkman 79 minutes in.
  • Matthew Edwards added his second goal of the game on a diving header off a corner in the 82nd minute. Barkman added his second assist of the game.
  • Then in the 89th minute, Ibrahima Sow earned his first goal scored his first goal of the season on a breakaway.
BEYOND THE NUMBERS:
  • DSU out shot SNU 19-9 and doubled the amount of corner kicks.
  • Both Edwards and Sow earned their first goals of their DSU careers this afternoon.
  • Osorio continues to lead the Statesmen now with six on the season. He has converted two penalty kicks in two tries.
  • The six goals is the most scored in a game this season. The last time DSU scored more than three in a game was last year against Auburn Montgomery where they scored four.
  • The last time the Statesmen scored six goals in a game was against Talladega College on September 30, 2011.

UP NEXT:
The Statesmen are at home for the final two games of the season as they host Spring Hill on Thursday and West Florida on Saturday.
 
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