The No. 15-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College men's soccer team scored on its first three shots and cruised to a 6-0 victory against the United States Sports University (Alabama) to open the Continental Athletic Conference Classic on Thursday evening at the Grizzly Soccer Complex.
The Grizzlies (6-2-3) wasted no time lighting up the scoreboard in the match, scoring three times in the first eight minutes of the contest. Sophomore
Alejandro Contrera headed in a pair of goals in the third and eighth minutes as part of the early surge. The forward leads the team with eight goals scored in 2025.
Junior
Esteban Correa opened the scoring output by drilling a shot into the back of the net during the second minute of the match.
GGC had a similar rapid-fire scoring spurt during the second half. First, junior
Joshua Orue headed in a shot from close distance at the 71-minute mark for the fourth goal of the match.
Then, freshman
Michael Mallaburn redirected a corner kick from junior
Pedro Alejandro for a goal in the 74th minute. Finally, two minutes later, sophomore
Aldo Campos successfully converted a penalty kick to give the Grizzlies the 6-0 advantage.
Freshman
Luka Colic recorded a pair of first-half assists, while Correa had a goal and assisted on another tally during the opening 45 minutes of action.
Freshman goalkeeper
Victor Darub made two saves in posting his fourth shutout of the season.
GGC recorded 14 of its 20 shots during the first half. Thirteen different players attempted a shot across Thursday's 90 minutes of action. Freshman
Ousmane Fall and Contrera each had three shots, including two being placed on goal.
Coach's Corner
"It was a good start to the game. We got contributions from a lot of people tonight. I'm pleased with the result and the way we bounced back from our last time out. There are always things that we can get better at. What the guys brought from the bench was excellent tonight," said Head Coach
Steve DeCou.
Turning Point
The Grizzlies were efficient offensively early, scoring on their first three shot attempts during the opening eight minutes of the contest. Sophomore
Alejandro Contrera registered a pair of goals as he headed in left crossing passes in the third and eighth minutes.
Goals
2' –
Esteban Correa, GGC (
Luka Colic and
Alejandro Contrera)
3' –
Alejandro Contrera, GGC (
Ousmane Fall)
8' –
Alejandro Contrera, GGC (
Luka Colic and
Esteban Correa)
71' –
Joshua Orue, GGC (Unassisted)
74' –
Michael Mallaburn, GGC (
Pedro Alejandro)
76' –
Aldo Campos, GGC (Penalty kick)
Inside The Numbers
- GGC outshot United States Sports by a 20-4 margin, highlighted by 14 shots during the first half
- Thirteen different GGC players registered a shot attempt in the triumph
- Sophomore Alejandro Contrera scored two goals to raise his season total to eight
- The Grizzlies recorded eight corner kicks across the 90 minutes of action
News & Notes
- GGC improves to 6-2-3 in 2025; United States Sports drops to 2-7-2 this fall
- The Grizzlies are ranked No. 15 in the latest NAIA Top 25 poll
- Thursday's match marked the first meeting between the two colleges
- The team has scored 27 goals in eight home matches this season
Up Next
Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to conclude the CAC Classic with a match against Florida National University on Saturday, October 11, at the Grizzly Soccer Complex, starting at 2 p.m.
