PURCHASE, N.Y. (Sept. 17, 2016) – Three goals in the span of nine minutes pushed the Drew University men's soccer team past Manhattanville College, 3-0, on the road Saturday afternoon.
By the Numbers: The Rangers improve to 4-2 overall and 1-1 away from Ranger Stadium, while the Valiants drop to 3-3 for the year and 1-1 at GoValiants.com Field by losing their second straight game.
Top Performers: Senior midfielder
Dylan Hammer netted two goals to bring his season total to three, freshman forward
Andy Imoh takes over the team lead in goals with four after his marker in the 51
st minute to open the scoring, and sophomore goalkeeper
Stephan Lukianov made four saves to record his second career shutout.
Turning Point: Drew and Manhattanville played to a scoreless tie in the first half, but Imoh broke the deadlock in the 51
st minute after settling a long ball from junior defender
Fil Goncalves and blasting a shot to the upper left corner.
Other Highlights: After Imoh's goal, Hammer took over to ensure a Drew road victory. His first goal came in the 58
th minute, when he ran onto a cross from freshman defender
Matt Asante and flicked a fortuitous header off a Valiant defender and into the net.
Exactly two minutes later, his second tally earned a few more style points. Off a well-paced cross from the baseline by senior midfielder
Joe Sollod, Hammer executed a powerful side-volley into an open net thanks to Sollod's dangerous speed.
Stat Sheet: All three of Drew's goals were assisted, the fourth time this season 100 percent of the goals came from an assist. Overall, 14 of Drew's 17 tallies this season carry an assist.
The Rangers outshot the Valiants, 16-8, with a similar edge in shots on goal (6-4). Manhattanville won five corner kicks to Drew's 3, but were also called for more offside penalties by a 7-5 margin.
Up Next: The Rangers return home to host The College of New Jersey on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 7:00 p.m. at Ranger Stadium.