ROLLA, Mo. – A fast start by Missouri S&T's men's soccer team propelled the Miners to their second win of the season Friday afternoon, as they handed Union a 4-1 setback at Allgood-Bailey Stadium.
The Miners (2-0-1) scored three times in the first 17 minutes of play and cruised to a win in their final non-conference contest before the beginning of Great Lakes Valley Conference play on Sunday.
S&T got on the scoreboard in the 11
th minute when
Luke Giesing (St. Louis, MO/Lindbergh) redirected a pass in front of the net and put it past Union goalkeeper Patrick Schott. Less than two minutes later,
Mike Banasik (Loekkegade, Denmark/Hjoering Gymnasium) – who assisted on the first goal along with Luis Bernis – got a pass outside the box and after making a move around a defender, buried a shot past Schott to double the S&T lead.
Joseph Sommer (Edwardsville, IL/Edwardsville) concluded the early flurry when he got a pass from
Joao Vieira (Punta del Este, Uruguay/International College) and hit a bad angle shot that deflected off Schott's leg and into the goal inside the far post.
Union got on the scoreboard when Christian Harjanne scored in the 54
th minute, but
Alonzo Edmond (Gastonia, NC/Gaston Day) restored S&T's three-goal lead when he scored off an assist from
Sam Bresette (Lee's Summit, MO/Lee's Summit) in the 77
th minute.
The Miners had a 17-11 advantage in shots in the game and had seven shots on goal to five for the Bulldogs (0-1-2). Miner goalkeeper
Cavitt Bruhn (Plano, TX/Plano) was credited with four saves for S&T.
Missouri S&T will open its GLVC slate Sunday with a matchup against Lincoln at 2:30 p.m. in Jefferson City, Mo.
