GREENVILLE, Pa. (Oct. 17) – The Waynesburg University men's soccer team delivered a 3-0 shutout victory in their Presidents' Athletic Conference match against Thiel College on Saturday afternoon at Stoeber Field.
The Yellow Jackets (7-6-2, 4-4-1) took the lead over the Tomcats (4-9-2, 1-6-2) in the 11th minute with a low right-side goal from sophomore
John Engel (Dallas, Ga. / East Paulding).
Later, in the 37th minute, freshman
Josue Ayala (Dumfries, Va. / Saint John Paul the Great Catholic) scored his first collegiate goal after rebounding a blocked shot. Engel closed out the scoring for Waynesburg in the final half with a made shot off an assist from freshman
Johnny Mancias (Grove City, Ohio / Central Crossing).
Senior
Zach Reed (Pittsburgh, Pa. / Seton La Salle) turned away all three shots he faced as he delivered the shutout.
Waynesburg more than doubled Thiel's shot total (21-9) and held a 3-1 advantage in shots on goal (12-4).
The Yellow Jackets return home on Wednesday, Oct. 21, to face Westminster in another PAC match. Start time is scheduled for 8 p.m.
