NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College men's soccer team cruised to a 6-0 win over visiting Thiel Tuesday in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action.
Freshman Matt Tomnay (Tarentum, Pa./Deer Lakes) scored his first collegiate goal just 51 seconds into the game on an assist from classmate Brice Lott (Pittsburgh, Pa./Plum). The Titans went scoreless for the remainder of the half before posting five goals during a 20-minute stretch of the second half.
Senior forward Blake Ordell (Clinton Township, Mich./Fraser) led the barrage with two goals on a game-high six shots. Ordell scored his goals within seconds of each other in the 67th and 68th minutes, the latter on an assist from junior forward Andrew Saporito (Irwin, Pa./Penn-Trafford).
Ordell also assisted on Lott's goal in the 63rd minute giving him five points for the game.
Lott and Saporito, who scored in the 54th minute, each posted three points during the game.
Freshman reserve Ian Hill (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Catholic) became the second Titan to register his first collegiate goal of the game when he netted the final goal in the 74th minute.
Westminster junior goalkeeper Christopher Passione (Valencia, Pa./Mars) made five saves in 78 minutes before senior Anthony Beilstein (Butler, Pa./Knoch) spelled him for the final 12 minutes.
The Titans improve to 7-5-2 on the season and 2-1 in the PAC, while the Tomcats drop to 1-12-1 overall and 0-4 in the PAC.
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College is ranked among national leaders in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Guide to America's Best Colleges, and is one of the most affordable national liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania. Westminster is also honored as one of "The Best 361 Colleges" and "Best in the Northeast" by The Princeton Review, and was recognized by the Templeton Guide as a "Character Building College."
Nearly 1,600 students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty, while choosing from 41 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa. campus.
