The Snow College soccer team claimed a pair of victories over the weekend against Pacific Northwest Christian College and Truckee Meadows Community College. The Badgers defeated the Gladiators 21-0 and earned a 4-2 win over the Lizards.
Snow College entered the weekend following a loss at the hands of the College of Southern Nevada. The Badgers surrendered a season-high four goals against the Coyotes to suffer the 4-1 defeat.
The meeting with the Gladiators was the second of the season for the two teams. Snow College won the first matchup with a convincing 6-0 victory Sept. 16. Thursday's matchup was the most dominant victory for the Badgers since the program started in 2016.
The Badgers scored 21 goals against PNCC, which is a school record for goals in a game. Snow College had only scored double-digit goals once in its history, a 10-goal affair against Western Wyoming Community College in a victory Sept. 5, 2017.
Nine different Badgers scored against the Gladiators including four that scored two or more goals.
Richard Henry and
Tomas Parra each scored five goals.
Hiro Okada recorded four goals while
Luis Pantoja scored twice. The five goals from Henry and Parra are a school record for goals in a game.
In addition to the goal scorers, 11 players recorded an assist throughout the match.
Mucioko Banza led the charge in that category tallying five assists.
Jack Cook,
Kazuki Ono, and Parra also recorded two assists each.
The Badgers scored eight goals in the first half while scoring 13 goals in the second half to claim the 21-0 victory.
Following the victory, Snow College squared off with TMCC for the second time this season. The Lizards claimed a 1-0 victory in Ephraim Sept. 14. The Badgers sit one spot behind the Lizards within the SWAC standings and needed a victory to keep their postseason hopes alive.
Snow College came out firing and scored a pair of goals within the first 15 minutes of action. Banza and Okada were the goal scorers to give the Badgers a 2-0 lead. Henry scored both of the Badger's second-half goals who would go on to earn the 4-2 victory.
With the win, Snow College improves to 6-5-1 overall and 4-5-1 within SWAC play. The Badgers will wrap up their regular season against No. 15 Utah State University Eastern Thursday and Colorado Northwestern Community College Saturday. The Badgers likely need to win both remaining games to have a chance at qualifying for the Region 18 Tournament at the end of the season.
Thursday's matchup against the Eagles is scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m. with Saturday's match with the Spartans beginning at 1:30 p.m. For video streaming and live stat information, visit snowbadgers.com.
