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WATERVILLE, Maine - The Williams College men's soccer team used
an overwhelming balanced attack led by Connor Smith's two scores
and Gaston Kelly's three assists to blow past conference rival
Colby, 6-0 Saturday.
The Ephs remain unbeaten at 4-0-1 (2-0-1 NESCAC) and notched
their third shutout in five games. The Mules, coming off of their
first win of the season, simply didn't have enough as they fall to
1-3-1 (0-3 NESCAC).
"It was a very satisfying performance and a total team win."
remarked Eph head coach Mike Russo, "We asked some guys to step up
into a role they weren't accustomed to and play didn't drop off."
The Ephs implemented a highly efficient attack in the win;
netting three scores off of four corner kicks and six goals off of
nineteen shots, while the Mules could only muster ten shots and a
pair of corner kicks.
Conor Smith kicked off the scoring bonanza in the thirteenth
minute off of the first of two hookups with Gaston Kelly, this time
when Kelly's corner kick from the left side was redirected by the
head of Smith past Colby keeper Doug Sibor (3 saves) to give the
Ephs the early 1-0 lead.
Peter Houston would add a score late in the half
to give the Ephs a 2-0 edge at the intermission.
Williams would score three more goals in a four minute span
just ten minutes into the second half. The scoring burst was
punctuated by the second of Smith and Kelly's connections in a
mirror image of the first, as Smith once again knocked home a Kelly
corner kick to bring the lead to 5-0 in the 57th minute.
Nick Pugliese and Pierre Meloty-Kapella each contributed a goal
in the run.
David Reison, in his first action of the season, finished the
scoring with the conversion of a Colin Ainsworth corner kick in the
72nd minute to settle the score at 6-0.
The Ephs will continue their away game tour when they travel to
Babson tomorrow, September 27th, for a non-conference
matchup. That game is scheduled for a 1:00 PM kick off.
