Marchetti Hat-Trick Powers Men's Soccer Over Elms Saturday, 8-0
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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Elms (1-3-0, 0-1-0 GNAC) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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St. Joseph (Conn.) (2-1-0, 1-0-0 GNAC) | 2 | 6 | 8 |
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - Senior Benjamin Marchetti (Higganum, Conn.) netted his first career hat-trick to help power the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) men's soccer team to a blowout victory, 8-0, over the visiting Elms College (EC) Blazers in both team's Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) opener on a hot September Saturday afternoon in West Hartford. The Blue Jays found the back of the net twice in the opening half and then exploded for six second-half goals to account for the victory.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: USJ 8, Elms 0
Records: USJ (2-1-0, 1-0-0 GNAC), EC (1-3-0, 0-1-0 GNAC)
Location: USJ Soccer Field (West Hartford, Conn.)
QUOTABLE
"That was an excellent overall team performance today. I really liked how we kept a clean sheet and we had some very good defending during some tough periods along with excellent goalkeeping. We have talked about being more ruthless in front of goal and today we converted a high percentage of the opportunities that we created which was very encouraging. We understand that there will be some tough challenges ahead as we look to improve certain phases of play," said head coach Paul Wright.
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UP NEXT
Men's soccer returns back to the pitch on Wednesday, September 14 for a non-conference match at home versus UMass Dartmouth. Kickoff between the Blue Jays and Corsairs is slated for 3:00 p.m. on the USJ Soccer Field in West Hartford, Conn.
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