CENTRAL, S.C. – The Erskine College men's soccer team (3-0, 3-0 CC) defeated Southern Wesleyan University (0-3, 0-3 CC) 9-0 on Sunday afternoon at Childs Field.
 
THE ESSENTIALS 
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THE SERIES
The Fleet took the 10th all-time meeting this afternoon and now hold a 6-3-1 lead versus the Warriors. After dismantling Southern Wesleyan 7-1 in Due West, last season the Fleet have now won three of the past four meetings with the Warriors.

THE MATCH
The Fleet found the back of the net quickly and often in Sunday's rout of the Warriors. All five of Erskine's first half goals were put behind Warriors' keeper Brandon Trimby within the matches first 16 minutes. To get things started, Dennis Cole landed a pass from Carlos Portas to put the Fleet ahead 1-0 in the fifth minute. The duo traded places nearly seven minutes later, as Portas scored at 11:11 to give the Fleet an early 2-0 advantage. A flurry of goals from Albert Portas (2) and Dennis Cole within a three-minute span strengthened the Erskine lead to 5-0, a score they'd take into the halftime break. Erskine enjoyed a comfortable 26-3 margin in shots taken in the opening 45 minutes, with 14 attempts being on target. The Warriors did manage to test, Fleet keeper Juan Villegas once in the opening half a comfortable save in the lower left corner for Villegas. On the first run of the second half the Fleet expanded their lead once again. Tyler Nichols dribbled a ball to the left of the keeper and found the back of the net for an unassisted goal to kick things off. At 52:12, Tim Boeckstaens connected for the Fleet's seventh goal. Emil Strengenes scored twice to finish off the day for the Fleet in their 9-0 victory.
 
MAN OF THE MATCH
Dennis Cole scored the game winning goal in the matches fifth minute. Cole finished with six shots, all of which were on goal. Cole added an assist in his 32 minutes.
 
THE TEAM
The Fleet totaled a season-high 40 shots, with 26 finding their way on goal. Erskine conceded just corner kicks while taking 12 as Fleet goalkeeper Juan Villegas made four saves.
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Fleet return to Huggins Field for a match against North Greenville University (2-1, 2-1 CC) on Sunday at 4:30 p.m.
 
The match will be the 14th all-time between the two squads as the Fleet lead 10-3. Though in recent contests, the Crusaders have gotten the better of the Fleet.
 
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