MARION, Ind. - No. 9 Indiana Wesleyan Men's Soccer began their four game home-stand with a match against Mount Vernon Nazarene on Wednesday night. The Wildcats asserted pressure early on, as Taha and Islam Houssni both tested the opposing goalkeeper within the first three minutes. Kai Haskell opened the scoring in the 10th minute, marking his second goal of the season. Shortly after, Yarek Carnegie capitalized on an assist from Mariano Chaves in the 15th minute to extend the lead to 2-0. Indiana Wesleyan maintained control throughout the half, effectively limiting the Cougars' opportunities. The visitors managed only two off-target attempts, while IWU continued to press forward. The first half concluded with Indiana Wesleyan holding a 2-0 advantage. The Wildcats began the second half with a strong offensive push. Carnegie scored again in the 56th minute, assisted by Chaves again, extending the lead to 3-0. Guzman Trigo found the net in the 61st minute with assistance from Carnegie. Today's goal for Trigo marks the first of the season for the midfielder. Finally, near the end of the match, freshman Jameson Neill scored his first career collegiate goal from Javier Enciso's first career assist to push the lead up to 5. The Wildcats play again at home against Saint Francis on Saturday.
THE ESSENTIALS
- Location: Marion, Ind. | IWU Soccer Field
- Records: IWU: 9-2-3 (4-0-2) | MVNU: 5-6-3 (0-5-1)
- NAIA Top 25 Poll: IWU - #9 | MVNU - Unranked
WHAT HAPPENED
- Kai Haskell scored the first goal of the game in the 9th minute.
- Yarek Carnegie scored his first of the night after an assist from Mariano Chaves in the 14th minute to extend the lead.
- The Wildcats defense continued their great year by only allowing 2 shots that were not on frame in the first half.
- Carnegie found the back of the net the second time in the 55th minute, again assisted by Chaves.
- The lead was extended further when Guzman Trigo booted one past the keeper for his first of the year.
- Freshman Jameson Neill recorded his first career goal to give IWU the 5-0 victory.
- Wolfe and the IWU defense produced yet another shutout, their 5th in a row.
KEY WILDCATS
NOTABLE NUMBERS
- 5: Yarek Carnegie gained 5 points with his efforts tonight, scoring twice and assisting another goal.
- 7: Carnegie also takes back the team lead for goals with his 6th and 7th on the year.
- 1: It was a game of firsts as Trigo scored his first goal on the season, Neill scored his first career goal, and Enciso recorded his first career assist.
NEILL PERSPECTIVE
- "I thought the team played great," said freshman Jameson Neill. "I was waiting for my moment... from the start so when he [Coach Reeb] called my name, I knew I had to score a goal. The ball came to me and I hit it and it went in and I went crazy with the whole team. All-in-all it was a great win for us."
LOOKING FORWARD
- The Wildcats play their second of four straight home matches on Saturday, October 18th against Saint Francis at 6:30 PM.
- Links for tickets, video, and stats are available at IWUWildcats.com.
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