LEXINGTON, Ky. — Transylvania University men's soccer continued its unbeaten start to HCAC play Saturday afternoon, defeating Earlham College 3-2 at Pat Deacon Stadium. The victory improved the Pioneers to 6-2-3 overall and 3-0-1 in conference play.
Transylvania established control in the opening half, scoring three unanswered goals to take a commanding advantage into halftime. The Pioneers opened the scoring in the 26th minute when senior
Gus Dickman found the back of the net at 25:16 off an assist from
Stone Work to give Transylvania a 1-0 lead.
The Pioneers extended their advantage late in the first half when
Kellen Crouch scored at 41:36 to make it 2-0. Less than three minutes later,
Tanner Robertson added another goal at 44:26, assisted by Work, sending Transylvania into halftime with a 3-0 lead. Earlham responded in the second half, cutting into the deficit when Rhoi Phulusa scored at 54:00 off an assist from Grant Courtad. The Quakers struck again just over five minutes later when Mason Paul scored at 59:15, assisted by Matthew Katamba, narrowing Transylvania's lead to 3-2.
Despite the second-half pressure, the Pioneer defense held firm over the final 30 minutes to preserve the victory. Goalkeeper
Ethan Drew played all 90 minutes and recorded two saves, including a stop on a shot from Katamba in the 65th minute.
Dickman, Crouch and Robertson each finished with a goal, while Work contributed two assists to lead the Pioneer offense. Dickman and Crouch each recorded three shots, with Dickman putting two on target.
Transylvania finished with a 12-10 advantage in shots, placing five attempts on goal compared to four for Earlham. The Pioneers also held a 6-2 advantage in corner kicks, including five in the opening half.
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