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Engineers
Jeff Willoughby
Perry Laskaris '07
Jeff Willoughby
5
Winner Rensselaer RPIMS (1-0)
0
Lyndon St. LYNDONMS (0-1)
Winner
Rensselaer RPIMS
(1-0)
5
Final
0
Lyndon St. LYNDONMS
(0-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Rensselaer RPIMS 4 1 5
Lyndon St. LYNDONMS 0 0 0

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Perry Laskaris, Sports Information Assistant

Men's Soccer Begins 2015 With Win

Engineers score four first-half goals en route to 5-0 win at Lyndon State

LYNDONVILLE, Vt. – Sophomore Jeff Willoughby netted two goals in a span of 1:57 in the first half to help the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's soccer team to a 5-0 victory over Lyndon State College. With the win, the Engineers open the season at 1-0, while the Hornets drop to 0-1.

RPI opened the scoring in the 14th minute when senior captain Matt Carberry (Auburn, NY/Auburn) headed home a service from sophomore Steven Collins (Flemington, NJ/Hunterdon Central Regional). Less than six minutes later, junior Vito Mesiti (Slingerlands, NY/Guilderland) made it 2-0.

Willoughby (Austin, TX/Vandegrift) doubled the RPI advantage, scoring twice in quick succession. Netting tallies in the 38th and 40th minutes, he gave the Engineers a comfortable lead at halftime.

Junior Devan Baughen (Sarasota, FL/Pine View) bagged the only goal of the second half, slotting home a cross from Carberry.

HOW THEY HAPPENED:
  • Goal No. 1: Steven Collins found himself on the right side of the penalty and lofted a cross towards Matt Carberry, who headed the ball into the right side netting (14th)
  • Goal No. 2: The Engineers drew a free kick five yards from the left corner flag. Devan Baughen swung a cross towards the near post that Vito Mesiti poked in just over the line (20th)
  • Goal No. 3: Jeff Willoughby smashed in a shot on the break after receiving a pass from Tim Stevens (38th)
  • Goal No. 4: Tim Stevens delivered a cross from the left flank to Willoughby, who volleyed home his third career tally (40th)
  • Goal No. 5: Matt Carberry connected with Devan Baughen just outside the Lyndon State six to cap the scoring (69th)
EASY DAY AT THE OFFICE:
  • Making his first collegiate start, sophomore goalkeeper Ryan Nealon did not have to make a save in picking up his first shutout.
FIRST TWO IN A HURRY:
  • Jeff Willoughby, who scored one goal in five appearances last season, scored his first two goals of 2015 just 1:57 apart to double RPI's lead late in the first half.
UP NEXT:
  • The Engineers travel to Schenectady next weekend for the Union Classic. They face Mount Saint Mary (NY) on Friday (4:30pm) and The Sage Colleges on Saturday (4:30pm).
  • Lyndon State visits Mitchell on Saturday (3pm).
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