PINEVILLE, La. - The Belhaven Men's Soccer team defeated Louisiana College 5-1 on Saturday night at Wildcat Field.
The rains were unable to keep the Blazers (11-3-1) from scoring five goals, a season high.
"The five goals were great. We have been struggling to finish goals this season," said head coach
Carl Griffiths. "As we travel back to Texas, if we continue to score goals, and are good in the final third, I believe the results will follow up."
Cillian Thompson started the scoring spree for the Blazers in the 12th minute by launching his ninth goal of the season.
Senior
Jonathan Dickson scored twice for the Blazers for his first two career goals. The Tyler, Texas native scored in the 35th minute and again in the 84th minute off an assist by
Alex Hale.
"Jon played well and was in good position for both of his goals," Griffiths added. "I am really proud of the way he played tonight and showed great leadership."
Ricky Hackler assisted on Dickson's first goal as well as scoring his first goal of the season in the 88th minute (87:12) from a cross by
Igor Barbosa.
Louisiana College (1-13-1) avoided the shut out with a goal in the 39th minute.
The Blazers improve to 10-2 against the Wildcats, winning their last nine against.
The match would be called at 87:56 due to a second set of red cards that were issued. In total, five players were ejected between the Blazers and the Wildcats, including two coaches for Louisiana College.
Belhaven will remain on the road for the final weekend of the 2015 regular season as they will travel to Brownwood, Texas for a match against Howard Payne. The match is scheduled to kick off on Thursday at 3 p.m.