Posted: Sep 07, 2016
The Muskingum men's soccer team remained perfect at home as they blanked Waynesburg 2-0 Wednesday afternoon at Muskie Field.
The Basics
- Records: Muskingum (2-1 overall), Waynesburg (1-2 overall)
- Location: New Concord, Ohio - Muskie Field
- Weather: 89 degrees and sunny
How It Happened
- Muskingum junior Trent Newby displayed a dominate performance netting two goals in the contest. Newby's first strike came in the 21st minute as he played a through ball from junior Chris Aboagye that beat the Yellow Jacket backline.
- In the 56th minute, the Muskies would add an insurance goal as sophomore Alex Furst connected with Newby on a header just out of the reach of the Waynesburg netminder.
- Newby finished with four shots in the contest.
- Freshman John Soppanish aided the attack with three shots on frame.
- Muskingum ended the outing with 14 shots.
- Nate Kummer led the way for Waynesburg with three shots, one on frame.
- Waynesburg held a 4-2 edge in corner kicks.
Between the Pipes
- Sophomore Colin Federer secured the shutout win making two saves through 90 minutes of work in frame.
- James Snyder played all 90 minutes making three saves for the Yellow Jackets.
Up Next
- Muskingum next plays Franciscan at Bethany on Saturday, September 10. Game time is slated for 2:00 p.m.