Oct.19 -ROCHESTER, Pa.- Senior Arkangelo James (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) scored his second hat-trick of the season as the Bethany College men's soccer team routed Penn State-Beaver 6-0 in its non-conference finale on Saturday afternoon.
With the three goals scored today, James has 64 career goals which passes Sandy Mick (61) for third all-time in Bethany history for most career goals. James is now just two goals behind Sainey Sanyang (66) for second all-time.
The Bison outshot the Lions 39-12 on the afternoon. The 39 shots is a season-high for Bethany this season.
Freshman Callum Appleby (Maidstone, United Kingdom/ Maidstone Grammar School) recorded his second shutout of the season, as he made seven saves for his sixth victory of the season. The seven saves for Appleby ties his second most in a single game this season.
James put the Bison on the scoreboard with his first of three goals on the afternoon in the 12th minute, with an unassisted goal.
Two minutes later, sophomore Ian Shephard (Indiana, Pa./Indiana) netted his first career goal to put the Bison up 2-0.
James added his second goal of the game on an assist by Appleby in the 18th minute, as the Bison led 3-0 at the halftime intermission.
James would complete his fifth career hat-trick as he took as pass from freshman John Brady (Aliquippa, Pa./Aliquippa) and fired it into the goal to put the Bison up 4-0 in the 63rd minute. The assist for Brady was the first point of his career.
Sophomore Cody McElhaney (Aliquippa, Pa./Hopewell) and freshman Sanjay Joshi (Fullerton, Ca./Troy) scored their first career goals in the 68th and 79th minute respectively, as the Bison went on to defeat Penn State-Beaver 6-0.
"The boys played extremely well today. They didn't overlook this team and we used this game to keep our momentum going for our next two vital conference games," commented head coach Sean Regan. "This was also a game that we got all the players some time on the pitch who have worked hard all season, so it was a bit of a reward for everybody. Our next two matches have to be wins to help us push for the fourth and final playoff spot."
Bethany returns to action on Tuesday afternoon when it hosts Thiel in a Presidents' Athletic Conference match at 1:00 p.m. at Hoag Field.
