CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – The Tiger men's soccer team was able to get back in the win column on Friday evening as they defeated the Kentucky Christian University Knights by a score of 7-0. The Tigers got their seven goals from five different individuals as
Troy Walters and
Gustavo Izzo each scored two.
Nathaniel Fonda found the back of the net first for the Tigers in the sixth minute of action, he was able to put a couple of moves on the Knight defenders and find the back of the net earning the winning goal. The combination of
Owen Stott and
Luis Ramirez would not need any more goals as the Tigers only surrendered one shot from Kentucky Christian in the contest.
Walters scored his first goal of the season via a penalty kick in the 20
th minute of play. Walter was fouled inside the box as he was attempting to get in shooting position.
Campbellsville would not score again for nearly 22 minutes but finally at the 41:41 mark
Tom Edge found his first goal of the season and the Tigers went into the intermission leading, 3-0.
Walters got his second goal of the night in the 57
th minute as he made a nice touch shot from about five yards out, he was assisted by
Nathan Heath. This goal put the Tigers up 4-0. 19 minutes later the Tigers struck once more as Izzo and
Marco Minisini were on the same page, Minisini made a pass through traffic and Izzo simply had to touch the ball to put it in the back of the net.
Izzo found the net once more just eight minutes later as he headed the ball that was passed from
Haylen West, this made the score 6-0. Jaimie Campos capped off the night for the Tigers at the 85:09 mark as he was able to squeeze the ball past multiple Knight defenders and find the back of the net making it 7-0.
The Tigers finished the night with 45 shots, including 21 that were on frame. The Knights were held to just one shot. Micah Adkins had a solid night in goal with 14 saves but at the end of the night the constant pressure by the Tiger offense was too much for Kentucky Christian.
Campbellsville is back in action on Monday, September 10 when it travels to face the No. 15 ranked Central Mehtodist Eagles.
