Spence's Hat Trick Propels No. 18 Express Past Lorain County 11-0

Elyria, OH---Adane Spence scored three goals to lead eight different goal scorers as the No. 18 Express men's soccer team defeated Lorain County Community College 11-0 today.

Austin Combs scored his first collegiate goal 5:40 into the game to get the Express rolling. Following that, Ahmad Jarrar scored his first collegiate goal at the 12:20 mark and Vijay Gentles added his fourth of the season at the 24:19 mark.

The goal by Gentles came via a penalty kick after Jarrar was taken down in the box.
Spence scored back-to-back goals at 31:00 and 35:28 to give the Express a 5-0 lead at the half.

The Express then opened with a larger flurry of goals in the second half as Derek Snowden (49:56), Austin Hall (52:20) and Abraham Adoure-Zehaim (56:32) scored in the half's first 12 minutes.

Adoure-Zehaim's goal came via a PK after Spence was taken down in the box.

Spence scored his third goal at the 62:46 mark, and it put the Express up 9-0. Bjion Campbell and Jamison Foos then added the final two goals at the 72:44 and 81:10 marks.

The assists in the game came from Tyler Kortokrax (2), Agustin Bonjour, Campbell, Gentles, Jarrar, Snowden, Hall and Troy Watson.

Ryan Wicher played the entire game in goal for the Express. He made two saves. He is 2-0 this year in goal.

The Express had 23 shots on goal compared to three for Lorain County. Alli Obafemi started and went the distance in goal for Lorain County. He made 11 saves.

Notes

The Express are now 4-1 this year. Their next game is Sept. 11 at home against Lakeland Community College at 4 p.m. It will mark the beginning of conference play.

Players scoring their first collegiate goals today included: Combs, Jarrar, Spence, Snowden, Hall, Adoure-Zehaim and Foos.

Foos got his goal after stealing the ball from a defender near the net. The goal by Combs came when Bonjour threw the ball in, and it was headed by Campbell to Combs for a double assist. Snowden's goal came on a follow-up after a shot by Hall.

Today's game marked the first time in program history that the Express scored two goals via penalty kick.

Gentles now has four goals and four assists this year. He leads the team in assists.

Campbell added his team-high sixth goal, along with his third assist. He is in the top five in the nation in goals scored.

The two assists by Kortokrax were his first two of the season. Watson's assist was his second of the year and fourth of his career.