Oct. 20, 2007
PENSACOLA, Fla. - Third ranked West Florida (14-1-0) had no problems with the wet turf as they controled the pace of the match and cruised to a 6-0 win over Spring Hill (3-12-2) Friday night at the UWF Sports Complex.
West Florida was able to play a conservative match after they netted two early goals within the first four minutes of the fixture.
Keith Savage started the scoring at the 3:08 mark of the first half when he took a pass from Jimmy McHenry and beat the keeper to the upper right corner.
Exactly 30 seconds later, McHenry extended his team lead in goals to 14 after he chased down a Rafael Segal pass and delayed his shot long enough to knock the keeper off balance.
Savage flicked in a Jay Mianville corner kick in the 26th minute of action for his second goal of the match and 13 of the season.
The Argonauts final goal of the first half came in the 32nd minute when McHenry returned the favor to Segal dishing out his ninth assist of the season. Segal was able to finish his ninth goal of the season giving West Florida a 4-0 lead at the break.
Follow the halftime festivities the Argonauts continued to make strong passes and kept control of the ball a majority of the half, holding the Badger to three shot in the second 45 and seven in the match.
At the 56:05 mark of the second half, Nick Mroczkowski tallied his first goal of his four year career at West Florida coming on a set play from outside the box. The senior captain nailed a low lying shot that beat the keeper to his right.
With less then seven minutes left to go in the match, Matt Brooks also notched his first goal as an Argonaut. The junior put a good header on a well placed cross by Curtis Brasher, but the shot hit the cross bar. However, the Brook followed his shot and pushed away the rebound.
West Florida will face a second NAIA opponent, Mobile University, on Monday before their Gulf South Conference showdown against Montevallo. The winner of the match against the Falcons on Monday will determine the top seed for the conference tournament. "Live Stats" will be available for both matches on the Men's Soccer home page at goargos.com.
