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Rams Down Eagles

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After suffering a tough loss on Wednesday to St. Andrews the Rams were back in action tonight as they faced on against Pensacola Christian College. The Rams controlled the game from the opening whistle as they scored four goals and limited the Eagles to two shots. With the 4-0 win the Rams move to 4-3, while in the loss the Eagles move to 3-4.

The Rams didn't waste any time in getting the ball around goal as just two minutes into the game Matthew Hazle had a shot sail wide, but that would be the first of many shots for the Rams. The Rams would get a corner and two shots off over the next seven minutes. In the 10th minute the Rams would strike with their first goal as Damion Patterson was able to collect a deflected ball and blast it into the bottom right corner for his first goal of the season. Over the next 30 minutes of the half the Rams were able to get off three shots and one corner kick. The last shot of the half at 40:15 gave the Rams a 2-0 lead. Paul Grandacarpio was able to pass a ball into the box that Nolan Dorton collected and beat the outstretched arms of the Eagles goalie to give the Rams a 2-0 lead heading into the half.

The Rams didn't let off the gas in the second half as Hazle was able to register the first shot of the second half just as he did in the first half. The Rams were able to pick up their third goal of the game as Maksym Yakovenko was able to find the back of the net to give the Rams a commanding 3-0 lead. Just over a minute later the Rams Zach Wolfenden was able to blast a ball into the left corner and give the Rams the 4-0 lead. Wolfenden's goal would be the last that the Rams would score as they would win 4-0 and shut out their opponents for the third time this season.

The Rams offense was unstoppable today as they had 14 shots with eight being on goal...The Rams also had four corner kicks...Patterson's and Yakovenko's goals were their first on the season, while Dorton's and Wolfenden's were their second on the season...Hazle led the Rams with five shots and two on goal...Luke Brooks and Jacob Rechenbach each saw time in goal for the Rams...The defense was solid today as the Eagles only had two shots.

The Rams will be back in action on Tuesday as they host North Greenville University at 7 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Jacob Rechenbach

#00 Jacob Rechenbach

GK
6' 4"
Senior
Luke Brooks

#1 Luke Brooks

GK
6' 0"
Senior
Damion Patterson

#21 Damion Patterson

D
5' 8"
Senior
Zach Wolfenden

#20 Zach Wolfenden

M
5' 11"
Junior
Paul Grandacarpio

#22 Paul Grandacarpio

M
5' 4"
Junior
Maksym Yakovenko

#23 Maksym Yakovenko

M
5' 10"
Junior
Matthew Hazle

#11 Matthew Hazle

M
6' 0"
Freshman
Nolan Dorton

#15 Nolan Dorton

F
6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jacob Rechenbach

#00 Jacob Rechenbach

6' 4"
Senior
GK
Luke Brooks

#1 Luke Brooks

6' 0"
Senior
GK
Damion Patterson

#21 Damion Patterson

5' 8"
Senior
D
Zach Wolfenden

#20 Zach Wolfenden

5' 11"
Junior
M
Paul Grandacarpio

#22 Paul Grandacarpio

5' 4"
Junior
M
Maksym Yakovenko

#23 Maksym Yakovenko

5' 10"
Junior
M
Matthew Hazle

#11 Matthew Hazle

6' 0"
Freshman
M
Nolan Dorton

#15 Nolan Dorton

6' 1"
Freshman
F