Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – Two early goals from Nova Southeastern University gave them the lead on the way to a 5-1 victory over Delta State University on Saturday morning.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Nova Southeastern 5 | Delta State 1
Records: Delta State (0-2, 0-0 GSC) | NSU (1-1, 0-0 SSC)
Location: NSU Soccer Complex
Series: NSU leads the series 3-0
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Nova struck first scoring in the third minute behind a strike by Sebastian Loibi.
- In the 5th minute NSU struck again on a half-volley from Aleks Berg.
- Freshman Carlos Bestard scored the first goal of the season in 20th minute. He was assisted with a through ball by Matthew Edwards.
- Carlos Bestard had a diving header cleared off the line that would have tied it right before halftime.
- In the 55th minute Sebastian Loibi scored his second goal of the game for NSU.
- 64 minutes in, the Sharks added to their lead with a goal by Bradley Fountain.
- Darwin Lam added a fifth goal for the Sharks in the 73rd minute
BEYOND THE NUMBERS:
- Delta State took nine shots with four shots on goal.
- Barry managed 16 shots with 13 on target.
- Bestard took the most shots for the Statesmen with three.
- Bruno Osorio added two shots for the Statesmen as well.
- NSU earned nine corners in the ball game while DSU had four.
- DSU committed 12 fouls in the contest while NSU had 16.
- There were 14 combined offsides in the contest.
- Miguel Novo Villar had eight saves in his second start for the Statesmen.
UP NEXT
Next weekend, the Statesmen continue out of conference play with games on the road in Arkansas against Ouachita Baptist and Harding University.
