The Snow College men's soccer team returned home Saturday and faced Colorado Northwestern Community College in a 7-0 win.
The Badgers took control of the game from the start, scoring two of their seven goals in the first half. The first goal came in the fourth minute when
Jace Thomson found the back of the net when receiving a deflection off of a Spartans defender.
The second goal came in the 39th minute, Issac Stanley sent a cross inside the six-yard box, which deflected off a Spartan defender into the goal.
In the first half the Badgers led the Spartans in shots (9-1), the Spartans had two saves in the first half, while the Badgers had none.
The Badgers took advantage of their momentum from the first half and used it in the second half scoring five more
goals. In the 57th minute,
Zach Henn scored his second goal of the season with assists from
Josh Kilsby and Issac Stanley.
The Badgers later scored three goals in the span of five minutes. In the 66th minute,
Christian Nsa scored his first goal of the season, with
Kade Davis providing the assist. In the 68th minute,
Gabe Newman scored his fourth goal of the season and in the 70th minute, Davis netted his third goal of the season, increasing the score to 6-0 with 20 minutes to play.
The final goal of the game came by
Jorge Beltran, who found the back of the net for his fifth goal of the season in the 84th minute.
The Badgers led the game in shots (36-3) and shots on target (17-1). The Badgers improved their overall record to 6-4-2 and their conference record to 5-2-1, moving up in the conference standings to third.
The Badgers will stay home to face conference leader North Idaho College Thursday at 3:30 p.m.. The Badgers will then face Pacific Northwest Christian College Saturday at 1:30 p.m.. For video streaming and live stats information, visit snowbadgers.com.
