The Lancaster Bible College men's soccer team came away with a 5-0 win against the Fighting Squirrels of Mary Baldwin in a road match on Monday, September 11. This puts the Chargers at 1-2-1 on the year thanks to the non-conference win. Meanwhile, the Fighting Squirrels fell to 0-4 in the 2023 campaign.
 
How It Happened: The Chargers entered this match with a chip on their shoulder hungry for a win, and sophomore Andrew Cox started things right after scoring in just the seventh minute off an assist from Marcos Nuñez. Forward Owen Nell did a great job of finding his teammates this match especially, as he picked up two assists. The first was finished off by sophomore Ben Nolt, and the second Nell assist went to Cox for his second goal of the game. To wrap up a strong first half, Cox picked up his third goal of the day with 10 minutes remaining in the half thanks to a pass from Devin Kintzer.
 
The Fighting Squirrels were looking for something to get them sparked in the second half as Shawn Garner was able to get a shot off on target, but Richie Lockard got his mitts on it. The Chargers quickly answered with two shots on goal of their own by Cox and Nolt, but Mary Baldwin's goalkeeper saved both. The second half was a strong defensive performance by Lancaster Bible, but with just a minute left, Micah Nyce connected with Micah Richardson for a late Chargers goal to end the match.
 
By the Numbers: The Chargers were led by an extremely efficient Andrew Cox who had got all four of his shots on goal, and three of them saw the back of the net. Ben Nolt also got two shots on goal and scored one time. Owen Nell had a career-high two assists in the game for Lancaster Bible. The Fighting Squirrels were led by Shawn Garner and Stephen Blair who each got a shot on net.
 
Information to Know: The teams' previous and only other meeting ended as a 3-2 Chargers win on October 17 of last season. After an outstanding performance, Andrew Cox recorded his second career hat trick as a Charger. Freshman Micah Richardson recorded his first goal in his collegiate career.
 
Up Next: The Chargers will look to keep things rolling against Valley Forge in an away game that will be played on Wednesday, September 13, at 4:00 p.m.