ERIE, Pa. - Senior Ben Andrews netted two goals and junior Alex Lee Yaw added a goal and an assist to lead nationally-ranked Gannon University to a 7-1 victory over Daemen College here tonight in a non-conference men's soccer match. Gannon, which was ranked first in the Atlantic Region and fourth nationally among NCAA Division II schools by the United Soccer Coaches last week, improved to 7-1-0 overall. Daemen dropped to 0-10-0 overall.

The teams were originally set to play on Sept. 11, but that game was suspended during the second half and later fully postponed due to a thunderstorm moving through Erie, Pa. Because the game had not yet reached the 70 minute mark, it was declared a no contest and the game was replayed from he beginning.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Andrews scored just 14 seconds into the contest, but Daemen evened the score at 1-1 after sophomore Pontus Lundin (Asmundtorp, Sweden) converted a penalty kick just 5:39 later. It marked the team-leading third goal of the year for Lundin—all of which have come as a result of a penalty kick.
• The game remained 1-1 until midway through the first half when the Golden Knights took control with three goals in the span of six minutes. Andrews' second of the night at 28:26 capped the spurt.
• Gannon later took a 5-1 lead after Lee Yaw netted his team-leading fifth goal of the year at 39:55. Daemen was charged with an "own goal" just 14 seconds after Lee Yaw's tally when a back pass from a Wildcat defender was misplayed by the Daemen net minder.
• The lone goal of the second half came in the 55th minute when freshman Sergio Del Castillo scored his second of the year.
• Sophomore Jarrett Lecceadone (Randolph, N.Y.) went the distance in goal for the Wildcats and made a career-high 11 saves—nine of which came in the first half.
   

GAME NOTES

• Daemen returns 11 players from last years team that finished 5-12-0 overall and 3-6-0 in the East Coast Conference.
• Gannon features a 45-player roster with athletes hailing from 13 foreign countries and six different states. The Golden Knights posted a 10-6-2 overall record last year.
• Tonight's game marked the first of five-straight road games for the Wildcats, who will play six of their final eight games on the road.
• Daemen returns to action this weekend when it ravels to Queens College (Oct. 12) and Molloy College (Oct. 14) for East Coast Conference games.

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