The Snow College men's soccer team kicked off its regular season with a 5-0 victory against Gillette College Thursday in Wyoming.
The Badgers got the scoring started early in the first period.
Jack Burman provided the assist for
Max Mayer, who scored in the 17
th minute giving Snow College the 1-0 lead. They scored again moments later in the 20
th minute as Aiden Moore scored off a pass from
Ansoumane Camara.
Snow College extended the lead in quick succession early in the second half. Mayer recorded his second goal of the game off an assist from
Luis Pantoja in the 56
th minute. The Badgers scored again just three minutes later, this time it was Burman, who was on the receiving end of a helper from
Omer Sagiv.
The fifth and final goal for the Badgers came as
Noah Miller fed a pass to
Nefthaly Loya, who found the back of the net in the 68
th minute to give the Badgers a 5-0 lead. They salted away the final 22 minutes of action and earned the shutout victory.
Sam Banfi and
Mathias Christensen helped pitch the shutout from goal as they combined to turn away all seven Pronghorn shots on goal. The Badgers recorded 10 total shots throughout the match, eight of which were on goal.
With the victory, Snow College begins the season 1-0. The Badgers will play one more non-conference game before starting Scenic West Athletic Conference play. They will return home to take on Western Nebraska Community College Wednesday, Sept. 4 in Ephraim. For video streaming and live stat information, visit snowbadgers.com.