The Lancaster Bible College Men's Soccer team hosted the Highlanders of Cairn University on Wednesday night in front of their home crowd, carrying out a 4-0 shutout and their third win of the 2023 season. The Chargers are now 3-5-1 overall while the Highlanders drop to 2-5-2 on the year.
How It Happened: The Chargers started off their match against Cairn hungry. The Chargers applied pressure immediately with multiple offensive attacks that caught the Highlanders off guard. After a couple good runs and two corners, the Chargers were able to capitalize as Ben Nolt placed a cross straight to Devyn Kintzer for a header to give the Chargers a 1-0 lead only 12 minutes in.
Despite the Chargers' quick first strike, they still didn't let up with a couple more offensive attacks. The Highlanders, however, were able to settle into their own offensive game. Both teams battled back and forth for the remainder of the half, but no goals came from either side. The half ended with the Chargers up 1-0.
The Chargers were not ready to settle with their one goal lead, as right from the jump Andrew Cox dribbled the ball up the right side of the field and placed a hard shot that found the bottom right corner of the net. This extended the Chargers lead to 2-0 merely seconds into the start of the second half.
For the next 35 or so minutes, both teams would split control of the ball with the Highlanders putting a couple close calls on net. It wasn't until the Chargers broke the silence again as Kintzer found Owen Nell for a goal, moving the Chargers lead to a comfortable 3-0 lead. The Chargers were still not done as they decided to tack on another goal, with Cox scoring one last goal off a pass from Owen Shoemaker.
The Chargers held on to this lead for the remainder of the game, pulling out a convincing 4-0 win against the Highlanders.
By the Numbers: The Chargers outshot their opponent 14-9 with seven of those shots being on goal… Cairn tallied three saves to the Chargers' two… the Chargers got the edge in corner kicks 6-5… Kintzer had a goal and an assist… Cox had a game-high two goals… Owen Nell scored the final goal… Owen Shoemaker added an assist.
Information to Know: This is the Chargers' fourth straight win over the Highlanders and their first shutout against them since 2014 which was a 2-0 win… Cox leads the team in goals with nine while Nell scored his third of the season and Kintzer got his first. Freshman Owen Shoemaker notched his first career assist on the final goal from Nell.
Up Next: The Chargers host their second United East game of the year against St. Mary's (Md.) on Saturday, September 30 at 12:00 p.m. to celebrate homecoming.
