ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Lyon College men's soccer team used a pair of first-half goals and three second-half goals to defeat the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis on Saturday by a score of 5-1.

Lyon moves to 2-2-1, 1-0 in the AMC, while UHSP falls to 2-7, 0-6 in the AMC. 
 
GAME FLOW 
The match remained scoreless until the 19^th minute. Carlos Carvalho struck a shot under the outstretched arms of the goalie, giving Lyon a 1-0 lead.  Just five minutes later, Marcos Fernandez beat the keeper and slid a pass to Tavaris Wellington. Wellington tapped the ball into the net, doubling Lyon's advantage. The score would remain 2-0 in favor of the Scots after 45 minutes of action.
 
In the second half, the Scots picked up where they left off as Carvalho delivered a nice pass to Wellington. Wellington, then, beat the goalie with a shot into the lower left portion of the net, giving Lyon a 3-0 lead. In the 72^nd minute, Wellington sent a cross into the box. Matias Lopez controlled the pass and delivered a shot into the lower left portion of the goal, giving Lyon a 4-0 advantage. Each side would score a goal in the final two minutes of the match as UHSP's Grant Woodard and Lyon's Leo Galdino struck shots into the back of the net, giving Lyon a 5-1 victory over UHSP on Saturday.  

KEY STATISTICS
- Lyon's Tavaris Wellington scored his first two goals of the year and recorded an assist.
- Lyon's Carlos Carvalho netted a goal and tallied an assist in the contest.  
- Lyon's goalkeeper, Dan Huff, made one save on the day.
- Lyon outshot UHSP, 25-5, in the contest. 

WHAT'S AHEAD FOR THE SCOTS
The Scots travel to Walnut Ridge to take on Williams Baptist University on Tuesday, March 9^th at 3:00 p.m.
 
Men's Soccer Contact: Jeremy Wagner
870-307-7222 | jeremy.wagner@lyon.edu 
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