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Sam Thornton found the net twice in a 4-0 shutout of Pitt-Johnstown.

Box Score

Pitt-Johnstown UPJ-M (2-2-0, 0-1-0)

Gannon University GAN-M (1-3-0, 1-0-0)

Pitt-Johnstown UPJ-M

(2-2-0, 0-1-0)

Final

Sep. 12, 2018

Gannon University GAN-M

(1-3-0, 1-0-0)

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Pitt-Johnstown UPJ-M	0	0	0
Gannon University GAN-M	3	1	4

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9/15/2018 | 3:30 PM

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Game Recap: Men's Soccer | 9/12/2018 10:02:00 PM | Josh Hill, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Gannon Men’s Soccer Powers Past UPJ, 4-0, Wednesday Night

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Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats	UPJ-M	GAN-M
Goals	0	4
Shots	1	22
Shots on Goal	0	11
Saves	7	0
Corners	0	11
Offsides	1	1
Fouls	12	7

Scoring Summary
Scoring Team	Scoring Play
Score at 5:29
	Sam Thornton (1) Assisted By: Declan Bingham Off long chip from right side
Score at 26:28
	Tyler Martin (1) Assisted By: Declan Bingham Cross from right to left, finish left si
Score at 37:23
	Sam Thornton (2) Assisted By: Chad Barrick
Score at 77:42
	Martin N-V Aanestad (1) Assisted By: Scott Wilson Rebound off corner kick

Goals

UPJ-M

GAN-M

Shots

UPJ-M

GAN-M

Shots on Goal

UPJ-M

GAN-M

Saves

UPJ-M

GAN-M

Corners

UPJ-M

GAN-M

Offsides

UPJ-M

GAN-M

Fouls

UPJ-M

GAN-M

Game Leaders

<a href='/sports/mens-soccer/roster/sam-thornton/5434' class='boxscore_player_link'>Thornton, Sam</a>

#9 Thornton, Sam

Shots

6
SOG

2
Goals

2
Assists

0

<a href='/sports/mens-soccer/roster/martin-nord-varhaug-aanestad/5437' class='boxscore_player_link'>Nord-Varhaug Aanestad, Martin</a>

#3 Nord-Varhaug Aanestad, Martin

Shots

2
SOG

1
Goals

1
Assists

0

<a href='/sports/mens-soccer/roster/tyler-martin/5428' class='boxscore_player_link'>Martin, Tyler</a>

#8 Martin, Tyler

Shots

1
SOG

1
Goals

1
Assists

0

<a href='/sports/mens-soccer/roster/declan-bingham/5408' class='boxscore_player_link'>Bingham, Declan</a>

#4 Bingham, Declan

Shots

1
SOG

0
Goals

0
Assists

2

<a href='/sports/mens-soccer/roster/hedi-mehnaoui/5453' class='boxscore_player_link'>Mehnaoui, Hedi</a>

#1 Mehnaoui, Hedi

Saves

0
SF

0
Minutes

45:00

<a href='/sports/mens-soccer/roster/georgios-zarzavatsidis/5436' class='boxscore_player_link'>Zarzavatsidis, Georgios</a>

#20 Zarzavatsidis, Georgios

Saves

0
SF

0
Minutes

45:00

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: Gannon 4, Pitt-Johnstown 0
Records: Gannon (1-3, 1-0 PSAC) | Pitt-Johnstown (2-2, 0-1 PSAC)
Location: Erie, Pa. – McConnell Family Stadium
The Short Story: Two first half goals from sophomore Sam Thornton (Rotherham, England/Wickersley School and Sports College) led the Gannon men's soccer team to an impressive 4-0 victory over Pitt-Johnstown in its first home match of the season Wednesday night at McConnell Family Stadium.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

Gannon got things rolling early with a goal from Thornton just over five minutes into the conference matchup. Thornton took a long chip from redshirt-junior Declan Bingham (Gold Coast, Australia/The Southport School) and raced up the right side before beating Mountain Cat goalkeeper Jonathan Reboton to give Gannon the early advantage
Senior Tyler Martin (Cambridge, Ontario/Monsignor Doyle) scored the Golden Knights second goal off a cross from Bingham.
Thornton capped the first half scoring with his second goal of the match as Gannon led 3-0 at intermission.
Freshman Martin Nord-Varhaug Aanestad capped the scoring with a rebound chance off a Gannon corner attempt.
Juniors Hedi Mehnaoui (Paris, France/Lycee Chevrollier) and Georgios Zarzavatsidis (Thessaloniki, Greece/Aristoteleio College) each played a half in net for Gannon in the Golden Knights' first shutout of the season.

GAME NOTES

Gannon led the Mountain Cats in shots (22-1), shots on goal (11-0) and corners (11-0).
Bingham handed out assists on the first two goals while junior Chad Barrick (Gahanna, Ohio/Gahanna Lincoln) and sophomore Scott Wilson (Ladybank, Scotland/Bell Baxter) assisted on Gannon's last two goals of the evening.
Gannon applied constant pressure offensively, but also shut down UPJ's offensive attack. The Mountain Cats registered their first shot of the game nearly 30 minutes into the second half.
Sophomore Cameron Alexander (Aberlady, Scotland/North Berwick) and freshman Joe Knox (Gold Coast, Australia/The Southport School) also had chances for the Golden knights late in the second half.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

Gannon remains undefeated against Pitt-Johnstown, holding a 6-0 lead in the all-time series.
Wednesday night was nearly perfect for soccer at McConnell Family Stadium with a light breeze and temperatures in the low 70s.
Thornton has launched 13 shots over the last two matches.
Tonight's four-goal outburst doubles what the Golden Knights have scored all season entering the match.

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