ROME, Ga. -- A brace from Nick Atkinson, goals from Logan Roach and Adam Hanson, and the first collegiate point from Simon Greer helped catapult the Auburn University at Montgomery men's soccer team to a 4-1 win over Shorter University and weekend sweep in Gulf South Conference play.
THE WARMUP
Score: AUM 4, SU 1
Records: AUM 4-0-3 (3-0-0 GSC) | SU 1-7-0 (0-4-0 GSC)
Series: AUM leads 14-3
Location: Rome, Ga. | Ben Brady Field
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HIGHLIGHTS
- The Warhawks applied a lot of early pressure in the match and were rewarded for it.
- In the sixth minute, Franck Kouentchi drew a penalty and Logan Roach stepped up to the penalty spot and put AUM in front 1-0.
- Adam Hanson made it 2-0 for the visitors as he finished off a pass from Kouentchi.
- A goal from Nick Atkinson in the 17th minute capped a first-half flurry as AUM led 3-0 at the break.
- Shorter's Mattia Maiello put the Hawks on the board in the 61st minute
- The match's final tally came in the 69th minute when Simon Greer slotted a pass to Atkinson, who found the back of the net to make it a brace for the junior midfielder.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- The Warhawks took 31 shots in the match as opposed to six shots from the Hawks.
- Atkinson now leads AUM with three goals.
- Simon Greer registered his first collegiate point with his assist to Atkinson in the 69th minute.
- AUM's four goals marked the highest scoring match for the Warhawks since a 6-0 defeat of Shorter on Oct. 22, 2021
FROM THE SIDELINE
"Very happy for these lads," head coach
Matthew Thorne said. "Getting two wins on the road in the Gulf South Conference is extremely tough. I was proud of the lads reaction to conceding a goal and lifting to another gear. Up The Warhawks!"
UP NEXT
AUM hits the road for a critical match against the University of Alabama in Huntsville on Friday, Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. at Charger Park in Huntsville, Ala.
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