CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The Loras College men's soccer team continued American Rivers Conference play Tuesday evening with a commanding 6-1 victory over Coe College at Clark Field.
Loras opened the scoring in the 12th minute when Grandgeorge found the back of the net off an assist from Julian Lopez, giving the Duhawks an early 1-0 advantage. The Duhawks continued to apply offensive pressure throughout the opening half before Sorce doubled the lead in the 29th minute, sending Loras into halftime with a 2-0 advantage.
Coe responded early in the second half, as Jake Keebler scored off an assist from Tobin Avritt in the 48th minute to cut the deficit to 2-1.
The Duhawks answered less than four minutes later when Grandgeorge recorded his second goal of the contest in the 52nd minute thanks to an opportunity created by Alexander Drexler and Ernesto Silva.
Loras continued to control the offensive tempo as the second half progressed. In the 70th minute, Sorce collected his second goal of the evening off an assist from Zack Liddell to extend the lead to 4-1.
Grandgeorge completed his hat trick in the 77th minute to push the Duhawks' advantage to four. Mats Van de Peppel capped off the scoring in the 82nd minute, securing the 6-1 conference victory.
Grandgeorge finished with three goals on six shots, while Sorce recorded two goals on four attempts. Van de Peppel added one goal, while Lopez, Drexler, Silva and Liddell each contributed an assist.
The Duhawks held a 24-7 advantage in total shots, including an 11-5 edge in shots on goal. Loras also recorded five corner kicks compared to four for Coe.
Defensively, Drexler played all 90 minutes in goal, recording four saves while earning the victory. The Duhawks limited the Kohawks to just two shots in the opening half before closing out the five-goal win.
Up Next: The Duhawks will travel to Storm Lake, Iowa on Oct. 17 to take on Buena Vista University. Match time is set for 7:30 p.m.
