ALISO VIEJO, CA- Seven different Soka University men's soccer players scored in the Lions' rout over the California Maritime Academy Keelhaulers this afternoon at the Lion's Den Soccer Stadium.
Soka's sophomore striker
Gerardo De La Torre led the Lions' offensive charge, scoring four goals and assisting in two for a combined 10 points on the day. Senior midfielder
Yauri De Groot followed suit, as he netted two goals and assisted in one for a combined five points.
First-year forward
Jesus Cabrera, sophomore outside back
Harrison Gilmer, and senior central defender
Hunter Stewart each tallied their second goals of the 2019 season, with both Gilmer and Cabrera notching additional assists in the stat book.
Junior
Masahiro Otsuka and sophomore
Glen McKay converted their first goals of the year. Mckay also assisted in two of Soka's goals, while first-year's
Mikey Venezia and
Josh Lee, and junior
Jann Christian Sitchon each provided assists on the day as well.
"The guys were terrific today," said Head Coach
Ian Eggleston. "A very professional performance for sure. We're always happy with good possession, creating high quality chances and keeping a clean sheet. It's always great to get to play everyone and manage the players' workloads. We have a lot of games left, and a really tough road trip to Arizona next week, but we're extremely pleased with where we're at right now."
Up next, the men's soccer team will hit the road for the second time this season, as they travel to Prescott, AZ to face the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Eagles on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.
NOTES: This is the seventh meeting between the Lions and the Keelhaulers… Soka is now 7-0 against Cal Maritime… The Lions outshot the Keelhaulers 42-5… Soka's
Maxwel Barainca made two saves on the day… The Lions boast a 5-2 overall record and are now 2-0 in Cal Pac Conference play… Soka's De La Torre is the second Lion in program history to score four goals in a single match, as the only other Lion to do so was De Groot in 2017… Both De La Torre and De Groot have scored 10 goals this season, while De La Torre has six assists and De Groot has three… De La Torre leads the Lions with 26 points on the season and De Groot is close behind with 23 total points.
