READING, Pa. — Lucas Evans needed less than five minutes to decide the game.
The St. Mary’s College of Maryland senior forward scored three goals between the 22nd and 27th minutes, and the Seahawks rolled to a 5-0 United East Conference win at Penn State Berks on Wednesday, Oct. 21.
The win lifted St. Mary’s to 7-8-1 overall and 4-2-1 in the conference, extended its unbeaten streak to three games, and stretched a run in which the Seahawks have not allowed a goal to 274 minutes, 38 seconds. Penn State Berks fell to 2-13-2 and 1-6 in the conference.
Three goals, 4:50 apart
Evans, a Greenbelt native who played at South River High School, opened the scoring at 21:43, finishing a ball from senior midfielder Tyler Foti.
He struck again at 24:10, with junior Nick Haney and Foti assisting, and completed the hat trick at 26:33 off a feed from Matthew Kuwik. The three goals came 4 minutes, 50 seconds apart, and St. Mary’s took a 3-0 lead into halftime.
Evans put all three of his shots on goal. He added an assist in the second half for a season-best seven points, with his three goals also a season high.
Senior forward Franco Reyes made it 4-0 at 48:28 on an assist from junior midfielder Zach Blaum. Haney closed the scoring at 55:13, with Evans setting him up. Haney finished with a goal and an assist on five shots, four of them on target, and Foti’s two assists were a career high.
Eckman’s first shutout
Senior goalkeeper Jordon Eckman made two saves in 90 minutes for his first shutout of the season. The Seahawks’ defense held Penn State Berks to four shots, two of them on goal.
Penn State Berks goalkeeper Josh Martin made seven saves in 70 minutes before Patrick Martin came on for the final 20 minutes and made one save.
| Team stats | St. Mary’s | Penn State Berks |
|---|---|---|
| Shots | 21 | 4 |
| Shots on goal | 13 | 2 |
| Saves | 2 | 8 |
| Corner kicks | 8 | 2 |
| Fouls | 5 | 9 |
| Offsides | 2 | 0 |
A turnaround after Salisbury
It has been a strong October stretch for the Seahawks. Since a 2-1 loss on a late goal at Salisbury, St. Mary’s has gone unbeaten, including a 10-0 rout of Gallaudet in which it scored nine times in the first half.
The Seahawks stay on the road Saturday, Oct. 24, at Cairn (6-4-6, 3-3-1 United East). Kickoff is 3:30 p.m. at the Stillman Complex Turf Field in Langhorne, Pa.
Game details are from St. Mary’s College Athletics and the official box score.
