Behind an offensive explosion and a hat trick from junior Chase Gilley, the Robert Morris College males’s soccer crew captured a 5-0 shutout victory at Milwaukee in Horizon League motion on Saturday afternoon.

With the win, Robert Morris improves to 2-3-0 general, behind a 2-0-0 document in convention play. In the meantime, the Panthers fall to 1-4-2 this season, with a 0-1-0 document in league play. The Colonials lengthen their win streak whereas additionally knocking off Milwaukee for the primary time in program historical past.

“Actually happy for Chase to get three targets. He’s a objective scorer and has been doing a variety of good issues,” head coach Jason O’Keefe stated. ” It takes a crew to attain targets and that was the case at the moment as he bought to the fitting spots and his teammates delivered for him.”

Gilley information his first profession hat trick, whereas changing into the second Colonial within the final two years to attain three targets in a sport, becoming a member of teammate Bryan Akongo. Robert Morris recorded essentially the most targets since 2019, once they captured a 5-1 win over Sacred Coronary heart. The Colonials scored three targets in a span of 5 minutes, two of them coming from Gilley. Sophomore goalkeeper Friedrich Petrelli registered his first shutout of the season.

Robert Morris wasted no time getting on the board because the Colonials took an early 1-0 lead on the 4:30-mark. Junior Hugo Kadima delivered a cross to sophomore Connor Hain who punched a cross into the field, that noticed Gilley put a header previous the left facet of the goalkeeper. After a foul by Milwaukee, sophomore Charlie Lawrence put a cross to the far-right submit off a free kick, that discovered the pinnacle of junior Kelvin Ramirez, to increase the Robert Morris lead 2-0.

Within the 10′ Kadima recorded a steal and despatched a cross to Gilley, who beat the keeper to the left for his second objective of the half and prolonged the Colonial lead, 3-0. At 23:23, sophomore Gabe Norris put a cross throughout midfield that discovered freshman Anass Hadran, who despatched a ball to Gilley to cap off his hat-trick by discovering the highest left nook of the web on a one-on-one alternative. Freshman Alex Lorigny closed the scoring burst within the 43′ when he beat the keeper the fitting facet of the web on a tap-in and stretched the Robert Morris lead, 5-0. Junior Darren Grey and freshman Shane McMillan have been credited with the help.

“Actually happy with the blokes focus and dedication at the moment. Objectives change video games and to get some early did simply that,” O’Keefe stated. “The crew has been working extraordinarily arduous and have been near executing all through the early season so I used to be comfortable for them to get rewarded at the moment.”

SCORING PLAYS
4:30 – Gilley, Help: Kadima
5:50 – Ramirez, Help: Lawrence
9:31 – Gilley, Assists: Kadima
23:23 – Gilley, Assists: Hadran, Norris
42:06 – Lorigny, Assists: McMillan, Grey

QUICK HITS
RMU recorded most targets since 2019 … Gilley captured first profession hat-trick … Lorigny tallies his first profession objective … Ramirez registered second objective of the season … Kadima information first two assists of the season … Friedrich tallied 4 saves … Milwaukee completed with an 18-14 shot benefit, whereas RMU held an 8-4 edge in photographs on objective … The Panthers completed with a 9-3 lead in nook kicks.

NEXT
Robert Morris returns to motion on Wednesday, September 21, when it hosts Saint Francis for a non-conference match, starting 2:00 p.m.

John Krysinsky has coated soccer and different sports activities for a few years for varied publications and media retailers. He’s additionally creator of ‘Miracle on the Mon’ — a e book concerning the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, which chronicles the membership, notably the early years of Highmark Stadium with the narrative main as much as and centered round a exceptional match that helped present a spark for the franchise. John has coated sports activities for Pittsburgh Tribune-Evaluate, DK Pittsburgh Sports activities, Pittsburgh Sports activities Report, has served as colour commentator on Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC broadcasts, and labored with OPTA Stats and broadcast groups for US Open Cup and Worldwide Champions Cup matches held within the US. Krysinsky additionally served because the Head Males’s Soccer Coach at his alma mater, Level Park College, the place he led the Pioneers to the first-ever successful seasons and playoff berths (1996-98); head coach of North Catholic boys (2007-08), affiliate head coach of Shady Facet Academy boys (2009-2014).

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