Batesville, AR – The Scots extended their hot streak with back-to-back shutout victories, shutting out the Westminster College Blue Jays. A relentless offensive attack and disciplined defensive effort propelled Lyon to a 4-3-2 record on the season.
The Scots pressed hard on offense, recording 16 total shots with 11 on target.
Matheus Nunes made a statement with four shots on goal—all on target—tallying a hat trick and adding two assists on the day.
Joao Barros also delivered a strong performance, taking three shots, all on frame, while scoring once and contributing an assist.
Lucca Torres added two shots, one finding the back of the net, along with two assists.
Micah Rangel,
Tiago Donadon,
Tomas Biasi,
Traviss Ragan, and
Marcos Soares each added shots of their own. In goal,
Gabriel Rangel had a light day at the office, facing five shots and stopping one
A busy first half opened with an early chance from
Tiago Donadon, whose shot narrowly missed the net
. Moments later,
Lucca Torres capitalized on an opportunity, finding the back of the net at the 4:38 mark to give Lyon a 1–0 lead. Westminster responded with two attempts of their own, both sailing over the crossbar. The Scots struck again in the 10th minute as Nunes and Torres combined for a goal to extend the lead to 2–0. Maintaining heavy offensive pressure, Nunes continued to attack, connecting with Torres and McMurdo before firing in another goal at 27:18 to make it 3–0. A few minutes later,
Joao Barros added another shot on target, but it was turned away by the Blue Jays' keeper.
As the action picked up in the second half, both teams traded early chances with no reward
. In the 64th minute,
Matheus Nunes broke through the defense and fired a shot past the goalkeeper to extend Lyon's lead to 4–0. Just six minutes later,
Tomas Biasi found his rhythm, striking home another goal for the Scots. Both sides continued to generate opportunities until the 76th minute, when
Joao Barros netted the final goal of the match to seal a dominant 6–0 victory for Lyon.
The Scots will take a trip to Illinois to face Eureka college on October 9th, at 5:00 PM.
