LEXINGTON, Ky. — Transylvania University men's soccer celebrated Senior Day with a 7-2 victory over Manchester University on Saturday at Pat Deacon Stadium. The Pioneers improved to 5-2-2 overall and 2-0-0 in conference play.
Prior to the match, Transylvania honored its Senior Day class of Gus Dickman, Kevin Nevarez, Nick Haskins, Reece Heisel, Aiden Byrd, Cole Varela, Ethan Gudorf, McKay Wheatley and Josh Carr for their contributions to the Pioneer men's soccer program.
The Senior Day group wasted little time making an impact. Varela opened the scoring just 5:24 into the match off an assist from Haskins. Just over two minutes later, Haskins found the back of the net off an assist from Wheatley to give Transylvania an early 2-0 advantage.
Varela struck again in the 28th minute for his second goal of the afternoon before Gudorf scored off an assist from Alvaro Gonzalez at 37:55, sending the Pioneers into halftime with a 4-0 lead.
Manchester got on the board early in the second half, but Transylvania answered at 56:12 when Wheatley scored to restore a four-goal advantage. Edward Wheatley followed with a goal at 63:09 to push the lead to 6-1. After Manchester added its second goal on an own goal, Patrick Hester capped the scoring at 87:48 for the final 7-2 margin.
Varela led the Pioneers with two goals on three shots, putting all three attempts on target. Haskins finished with a goal and an assist, while McKay Wheatley also recorded a goal and an assist. Gudorf, Edward Wheatley and Hester each added a goal, while Gonzalez contributed an assist. Transylvania controlled the attacking numbers, outshooting Manchester 16-3 and holding a 10-3 advantage in shots on goal. The Pioneers also generated 13 corner kicks while limiting Manchester to five.
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