The Georgia Gwinnett College men's soccer team celebrated Senior Night with the offense shining brightly in an 11-0 victory against Bob Jones University (S.C.) on Friday evening at the Grizzly Soccer Complex.
The Grizzlies (8-5-1) scored their most goals since hitting double digits twice during the 2012 season: 19 against Hiwassee College and 12 against Tennessee Temple University. Friday night's triumph was the team's fourth straight for the 2018 season.
GGC exploded for nine goals and 33 shot attempts in the second half, after leading 2-0 at halftime. The team also had 15 of its 18 corner kicks in the second 45-minute period.
Freshman
Gianmaria Fiore scored a hat trick in the strong second half and sophomore
Toni Tiente accounted for two goals. Six other players found the back of the net in the victory.
Junior
Sagi Hirsch had three assists, while sophomores
Krishna Clarke and
Alfredo Rivera each added two assists.
Prior to the match, the men's soccer program honored seniors
Junior Ametepe,
Christoffer Andersson,
Herb Sevilla,
Andrew White and
Riley Wildeman. Ametepe scored his first collegiate goal on a penalty kick in the 75th minute. Wildeman made one save in picking up the victory in goal.
Coach's Corner
"We haven't had an offensive performance like this since our first year. We needed this and we obviously wore our shooting boots today. We were fortunate to be able to play a lot of people. Our senior class is another group that has helped establish the greatness of this program. It is filled with very good players, great people and great students. They're great representatives of what it means to be a Grizzly," said Head Coach
Steve DeCou.
Turning Point
The Grizzlies exploded for nine second-half goals. The first goal of the period came from freshman
Gianmaria Fiore in the 52nd minute. It was the first of his three tallies during the period. Fiore later added goals in the 65th and 80th minutes. In total, the Grizzlies attempted 33 shots in the second half.
Goals
20' –
Toni Tiente, GGC (
Myles Barber,
Aoci Pilipili)
39' –
Michael Weber, GGC (
Alfredo Rivera,
Toni Tiente)
52' –
Gianmaria Fiore, GGC (
Alfredo Rivera)
58' –
Toni Tiente, GGC (
Sagi Hirsch)
65' –
Gianmaria Fiore, GGC (unassisted)
68' –
Malik Thornell, GGC (
Sagi Hirsch)
75' –
Junior Ametepe, GGC (penalty kick)
80' –
Gianmaria Fiore, GGC (
Sagi Hirsch)
85' –
Krishna Clarke, GGC (
Andrew White,
Sagi Hirsch)
89' –
Carlos Delarosa, GGC (
Krishna Clarke)
90' –
Oscar Sommerkamp, GGC (
Krishna Clarke)
Inside The Numbers
- GGC attempted 33 of its 42 shots in the second half
- The team outshot Bob Jones by a 42-to-1 margin
- Freshman Gianmaria Fiore registered a hat trick, while junior Sagi Hirsch had three assists
- Eight different players found the back of the net for the Grizzlies
News & Notes
- GGC improves to 8-5-1 on the season; Bob Jones falls to 5-11-1
- The Grizzlies are 4-1 at home this fall
- The team has won four straight matches
- GGC leads the all-time series 7-0
- The Grizzlies have scored multiple goals in their last four matches
Up Next
Georgia Gwinnett College closes out the 2018 regular season with a home match against Montreat College (N.C.) on Monday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. The match is a rescheduled contest due to the effects from Hurricane Florence on Sept. 15.
