FORT WORTH, TX:
Cole Sweetser's first win as a collegiate head coach came in decisive fashion as his Texas Wesleyan University men's soccer team (1-2) blasted Jarvis Christian College (0-1) 14-0 at Martin Field on Friday.
Sweetser, who was named the Rams' head coach, on August 2, is in his first stint as a collegiate head coach after serving as an assistant coach on staffs at Texas Wesleyan, Fort Lewis College and Colorado Mesa University.
The Rams had not put up a double-figure score since a 16-0 win over Southwestern Adventist in the 2009 season.
Micah Day, a senior from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, sparked the offense, recording his first career hat trick in less than 10 minutes. Day scored at 3:29, 5:12, and 9:38, and the route was on.
Anthony Atilola,
Tyler Brooks,
Zion Balogun, and
Juan Rey added goals to push the advantage to 7-0 at halftime.
After,
Luis Pumarejo started the second half with a goal in the 52nd minute, Day knocked in his fourth goal of the game less than a minute later. Atilola, a sophomore from London, England, got back in on the action with goals in the 57th and 73rd minutes to complete his first career hat-trick.
Goals from
Alfredo Rodriguez,
Juan Rey, and
Ross McArthur accounted for the 14-0 final score.
Alfredo Rodriguez,
Zion Balogun and
Juan Rey all scored their first collegiate goals during the contest.
The Rams will return to action on Thursday, when they host the University of Houston-Victoria. That game is scheduled for a 7:00 p.m. start at Martin Field.
Ramblings
- The school record for margin of victory came in a 23-0 shellacking against Dallas Christian College in 2003. That game marked an NAIA record for margin of victory at the time.
- The Rams lead the all-time series with Jarvis Christian 2-0. The all-time series with Houston-Victoria is tied 1-1.
