Alexis Iturria
Christian Grier
1
North Georgia Hawks (4-3-1, 1-1-1)
5
Winner Clayton St. Clay (8-1-0, 4-0-0)
North Georgia Hawks
(4-3-1, 1-1-1)
1
Final
5
Clayton St. Clay
(8-1-0, 4-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
North Georgia Hawks 0 1 1
Clayton St. Clay 1 4 5

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Sam Viebrock, Assistant AD for Communication, SamuelViebrock@clayton.edu

#14 Lakers Conclude Homestand with 5-1 Victory over North Georgia

Alexis Iturria tallied his third career multi-goal effort

MORROW, Ga. – The #14 Clayton State University men's soccer team concluded their four-match homestand hosting the Nighthawks of the University of North Georgia on Wednesday evening.  The Lakers scored four, second half goals and defeated North Georgia, 5-1. 
 
The Lakers put the pressure on the Nighthawks early in the first half.  In the 9th minute, off a pair of one-touch passes from Geo Rios and Alexis Iturria, Vic Delgado Miller run the cash register for the first goal of the match.  The Lakers led, 1-0.  Neither the Lakers nor the Nighthawks had great opportunities to connect on a goal the rest of the half as the score with 1-0 at the end of the first 45 minutes. 
 
Halftime: #14 Clayton State 1, North Georgia 0
 
Early in the second half, the Lakers added to their lead.  In the 50th minute, Iturria sent in a shot and it was saved by a Nighthawk defender which was immediately put back by Alexis and scored his fourth goal of the season making the score, 2-0.  In the midway part of the half, the Nighthawks started to pepper Mauricio Uribe with shots, but they were all easily saved.  The Lakers still were in front, 2-0. 
 
Clayton State continued to pour on later in the second.  In the 77th minute, and off a pass from Adrian Gallegos, Iturria bent in a ball from about 20 yards out and scored his second goal of the match and made the score, 3-0.   A couple minutes later, Wilfried Kamden joined the scoring party as he sent in his second goal of the season and the Lakers led 4-0.  Kamden's goal was assisted by Gallegos and Rios off two brilliant one-touch passes. 
 
The Nighthawks eventually got on the board in the 89th minute after they converted a penalty kick.  With 10 seconds left in the match, Andree Jimenez served up an excellent ball to Gallegos who put the ball into the back of the net.  The Lakers went onto win the match, 5-1.
 
MATCH VITALS
Final: #14 Clayton State 5, North Georgia 1
Records: #14 Clayton State: 8-1-0 (4-0-0 PBC) | North Georgia: 4-3-1 (1-1-1 PBC)
Location: Laker Field | Clayton State University | Morrow, Ga.
 
QUICK HITS
  • Iturria, Gallegos, and Rios all picked up multiple points.
  • Rios extended his points streak to six matches.
  • Iturria marked his third career two-goal match and led the team with eight shots.
  • Uribe made seven saves and picked up his eighth win in net. He has only conceded four goals in the six-match winning streak.
  • The Lakers have won eight straight home matches dating back to last season. 
  • The Lakers are off to their best start in the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) play since 2005 (4-0).  The Lakers went 5-0 that season. 
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Lakers hit the road as they travel to the Palmetto State and play USC Aiken on Wednesday, October 4th at 7 p.m.
 
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