DANBURY, Conn. - The Western Connecticut State University Wolves erupted for eight goals to down the visiting Kean University Cougars, 8-1, in men's soccer action this evening at Westside Stadium. WestConn improves to 6-2-3 and Kean drops to 1-3-3 while extending its winless streak to six games (0-3-3). The Wolves will visit Little East Conference (LEC) rival UMass Dartmouth next on Friday at 7 p.m.
WestConn dominated from start to finish, outshooting Kean, 31-8, and earning nine corner kicks to just one for the Cougars. Junior
Nickolas Santana (New Haven, Conn.), senior back
Enzo LaGrassa-Gillet (Miami Beach, Fla.) and freshman
Anthony Del Cid (Oxon Hill, Md.) built a 3-0 lead with first half goals for the Wolves. LaGrassa-Gillet assisted Santana on the game's first goal in the third minute and senior
Jeffrey Norales (Bronx, N.Y.) fed LaGrassa-Gillet and Del Cid on their markers. Kean made it a 3-1 game on a goal by Ayo Talabi with an assisted provided by Matthew Sarfo.
The second half was a rout, as WestConn junior
Demani Gordon (Bronx, N.Y.) and freshman
Bamfa Fofana (New York, N.Y.) both scored twice and junior
Chance Campbell (Bartow, Fla.) recorded one goal for the home team. Fofana also notched a pair of assists, while sophomore
Jokin Martinez (Jamaica, N.Y.) and sophomore
Esteban Tabares (Lodi, N.J.) added a pair of assists apiece for the Wolves. Kean goalie Guillermo Miranda had nine saves, while freshman Amie Ruggles (Bronx, N.Y.) did not need to make one in the first half and sophomore backstop
Makai Smith (Bridgeport, Conn.) had three saves in the second half for WestConn.
