CLEVELAND, Tenn.. –Four second half goals led the Lee University men's soccer team to 5-0 shutout win over Shorter University on Friday night at the Ray Conn Sports Complex. It was the fourth straight for the Flames in Gulf South Conference play and their fourth straight shutout during the winning streak.
Marc Ehmann led the way for the Flames with one goal and three assists. Lee now has a 7-3-1 record overall and is 4-2-1 record in the GSC.
Only one goal was scored in the first half with Marcos Garcia scoring his fourth of the season. He followed up a missed shot from Ehmann and blasted it into the back of the net in the 38
th minute.
Lee wasted no time adding to their lead in the second half with a goal from Ehmann in the 46
th minute with a hard shot into the top right corner of the goal.
The next three goals all came from defensive players as Ruben d'Hollosy, David Koch, and Matias Siems all scored their first goals of the season.
Lee out shot Shorter 25-8 in the contest including 12-3 in shots on goal. Shorter committed 23 fouls and Lee had 16.
The Flames will have ten days off before their next game. They will head to Jefferson City, Tenn. on October 16 to take on Carson Newman University in non-conference play.
Coach Derek Potteiger's Thoughts:
"This easily could have been a trap game for us but our guys responded and were dialed in. The first half was a little 50-50 as we coasted a little bit. In the second half we definitely showed what we are capable of."
"Marc Ehmann continues to get better and better and he showed that tonight."
"We knew we could take advantage on set pieces so we challenged our defenders to be aggressive and all three scored!"