APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University men's soccer team delivered a dominant performance Tuesday evening, defeating Maranatha Baptist 7-0 at the Banta Bowl. The Vikings scored twice in the first half before adding five goals after halftime to secure the shutout and improve to 9-4-2 on the season.
Lawrence opened the scoring in the 14th minute when Quill Tegenfeldt-Pfohman finished a pass from Issac Newcomb. Daito Sho doubled the lead three minutes later, converting a feed from William Plougmand Mikkelsen to give the Vikings a 2-0 advantage heading into halftime.
The Vikings continued their offensive surge immediately after the break. Grayson Ogren scored just three seconds into the second half off an assist from Mikkelsen, extending the lead to three. Issac Newcomb added another goal in the 47th minute, with Colt Johnson providing the assist to make it 4-0.
Tegenfeldt-Pfohman completed his hat trick with two additional goals in the second half, both assisted by Ogren. His three-goal performance led the Lawrence attack, while Ogren finished with one goal and two assists. Mikkelsen contributed two assists, and Johnson and Newcomb each recorded an assist in the victory.
Nikita Studinskyi capped the scoring in the 68th minute, finding the back of the net off a pass from Santiago Bivian for his first goal of the season.
Lawrence controlled the match throughout, finishing with a 24-0 advantage in shots, including a 14-0 edge in shots on goal. The Vikings also held an 8-0 advantage in corner kicks and controlled 79 percent of possession. Cristian Puebla started in goal before Robert Hane took over for the second half, with the pair combining to preserve the shutout as Lawrence completed its dominant performance.
