Salt Lake City, Utah - The name has changed, at least with a slight
variation, but the results were much the same as The Master's University
men's soccer team used a couple of early goals to beat Westminster of
Utah 2-0 in the season opener for the Mustangs.
A week after the change from college to university status, the
Mustangs wasted little time jumping ahead as freshman Luis Garcia-Sosa
(Valencia, Calif.) took a pass from Humphrey Mahowa (Lilongwe, Malawi)
3:52 into play and ripped a shot past Griffin keeper Sean Lyne and into
the far side of the net for a 1-0 lead.
Just under ten minutes later (13:21), Mahowa was on the scoring end,
capitalizing on a Lyne mistake to double the Mustangs' advantage.
Hanging around the Griffin goalie, who tried to make a move on him,
Mahowa swiped the ball and tapped it in for one of the easiest goals of
his two-plus seasons in the blue and gold and a 2-0 lead.
That was the extent of the Mustang offense and it proved to be enough
for the remaining 76-plus minutes as the new-look defense played
superbly in shutting out the Griffins. Playing this game as an
exhibition on their schedule, the Griffins employed nearly its entire
roster and nobody could muster any offense as the Mustangs held the
hosts without a shot on goal.
Meanwhile, the Mustangs posted five shots on the Griffin net,
including the two by Garcia-Sosa and Mahowa that found the back of the
net. Mahowa nearly had another goal at the 26:38 mark, however, Lyne
turned that one back.
In the second half, senior Zach Klindworth's (Valencia, Calif.) shot
at 62:25 was saved by Max Medley and in the 88th minute (87:09) Jonathan
Brown's attempt was turned away by Sean Speirs.
Following the match, 26th-year head coach Jim Rickard said, "I was
pleased with our progress today. We moved the ball well and set up some
nice chances, finishing two of them. The players are getting more
comfortable with each other. We are excited for the test on Saturday."
That "test" comes in the form of Carroll of Montana, which squares off with the Mustangs on Saturday at noon (PDT).
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