(CRESTVIEW HILLS, KY)-Thomas More University men's soccer team defeated Kentucky Wesleyan by a score of 5 to 1 on Saturday (October, 21st) evening. The Saints honored the 8 senior members of their program before the game. Thomas More moves to 8-7-1 overall on the season and 6-5-1 in Great Midwest Athletic Conference play.
- The Saints got off to a hot start with an opening minute goal by first year Mazimillian Lorenz (Mainz, Germany / Gustav Stresemann) off the assists of first year Balthasar Zimmerman (Munich, Germany / Theodolinden) and sophomore Julen van Egmond (Amsterdam, Netherlands / St. Nicolaaslyceum).
- Senior Ben Oliver (Eckington, England / Hartpury) added to the lead with a goal in the 3rd minute off assists by Julen van Egmond and redshirt senior Thomas Wolfe (Marysville, Ohio / Marysville).
- Kentucky Wesleyan score their lone goal in the 16th minute of the match to make it 2 to 1.
- Graduate student Ali Kazim Nakhid (Beirut, Labanon / City International) tallied a goal in the 33rd minute to make it a 3 to 1 game.
- First year Karim Slim (Beirut, Lebanon / College Louise Wegman) rounded out the first half with a goal to make it 4 to 1.
- Redshirt sophomore Matthaus Buechner (Goshen, OH / Goshen) scored in the second half to extend the Thomas More lead to 5 to 1.
- 25 different Saints appeared in the match.
- Julen van Egmond recorded 2 assists in the match.
- Thomas More had five different goal scorers.Â
- Sophomore goaltender Emilio Benmergui Rodriquez (Valencia, Spain / Cumbres) tallied four saves in the match.
The Saints return to action on Saturday (Oct 28th) when they travel to Nashville, TN to take on Trevecca Nazarene. That match is set to begin at 3:30 PM.
