Wilmore, Ky. --- The Asbury Men's Soccer team took on Boyce College this evening at home after being away for the previous two matches. Coming off a two-game win streak, The Eagles were hungry to make it three after tonight's match. Asbury kept the streak alive after securing a 5-1 victory against Boyce.

AU came out strong to begin the first half, recording five shots in the first ten minutes of the match. Their sixth shot resulted in AU's first goal of the night by Luke Thomas, assisted by Nick Clark in the 13th minute. The Eagles continued to fight for a strong lead and put another away in the 25th minute by Sammy Abraham, assisted by Jon Gordon, giving Asbury an early 2-1 lead with 20 minutes remaining in the half. This was Gordon's first assist of his collegiate career. 

Just two minutes later, Ryan Kim slammed one more in the back of the net, again assisted by Nick Clark. This assist put Clark at eight total assists for the season and has him in 2nd place overall in the NCCAA for assists. He is one away from reclaiming the title of first. With less than a minute left in the half, Boyce was able to put one away and end the half, with AU leading 3-1. 

The second half remained scoreless for 16 minutes, but AU continued to put shots away, recording nine shots thus far in the match. Eager to score all night, Austin Dunlap was finally able to find the back of the net in the 62nd minute with an assist from Sammy Abraham. The Eagles weren't done yet, and Ryan Kim put his second goal of the night away in the 81st minute, again assisted by Sammy Abraham. 

Asbury's defense and Collin McKibben held Boyce to only four shots in the first half, and zero shots in the second. AU fought hard through the match and made their presence known with 29 shots and 17 of them on goal.

 

• Freshman, Luke Thomas recorded goal number three of the season.
• Sammy Abraham recorded his second goal of the season and two assists for the night. 
• Nick Clark tallied two more assists tonight, putting him in second place for assists in the NCCAA.
• Jon Gordon recorded his first assist of the 2022 season tonight. 
• Austin Dunlap recorded goal five of the season tonight. 
• Lead goal scorer tonight, Ryan Kim racked up two more goals tonight, giving him four goals for the season. 

 

• Asbury recorded 29 shots, with 17 on goal for tonight's match. 
• Austin Dunlap led the board in shots with six for the evening. 
• Sammy Abraham with three shots and all three on goal, giving him a SOG% of 100%.

"Tonight was a great game. We got a great result, and it was a hard-fought win as a team."
    - Sophomore, Nick Clark | Defender

"It was a good win for the program. We had multiple guys involved in scoring and/or creating the goals tonight. 3 wins in a row going into this week is a massive momentum swing for us. Excited to be back on the field Tuesday for senior night at 7 PM. Another challenge we welcome on home turf."
    - Associate Head Coach, Zach Welch | Men's Soccer



The Eagles will continue at home next Tuesday as they take on Ohio Christian University at 7 PM. It will be senior night for the Eagles and 13 seniors will be recognized for their time and contribution to the program.