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JACKSON --
Senior Robert C'deBaca's goal in the 13th minute gave No. 1 Trinity
University an early lead and
junior German Gomez's goal in the 76th minute completed
his hat-trick, as the nation's top-ranked team rolled to a
10-0 win in their conference-opener
over Millsaps at Harper Davis Field on Friday night.
Six different Tigers found the back of the net in the win and six
different assisted in the effort as Trinity improved to 7-0 (1-0
SCAC) on the year and 17-0 all-time against Millsaps.
Trinity controlled the game from the opening kickoff and applied
continued pressure, forcing Majors goalkeeper Jake Milner to stay
on his toes the entire
evening between the posts.
A 17-2 shot differential in the first half set the tone for the
night, with the Tigers earning 31 total shots in the contest, including
20 on goal. The Majors lone shots came from senior Heath Smith
and sophomore Aaron Hyatt in the first half.
Patrick Floeck
pushed the Tigers lead to 2-0 in the 25th minute before Gomez's
back-to-back goals in a 4-minute span gave the visitors a 4-0 halftime
edge.
Just as he did to start the game, C'deBaca jumpstarted the attack
in the second half, scoring three minutes in off an assist from
senior Ben Stewart. The lead grew to 6-0 just 27 seconds later
on Noe Casanova's fourth goal of the season.
The Tigers would go on to add four more goals over a 22 minute
span to make the final lopsided margin, using a pair of goals from
sophomore Ben Grossman off deflected saves from Milner, a goal
from Stewart and Gomez's third of the game in the 76th minute.
Things got physical late in the second half after Trinity's continued
pressure caused frustration for the Millsaps players. A pair of
yellow cards were given out in the period as well as a red card
on a dangerous tackle by a Majors defender.
Millsaps will try and regroup on Sunday, playing host to SCAC foe
Southwestern University at noon on Harper Davis Field.
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