Conway, AR -Â The Hendrix College Men's Soccer team returned to the pitch this evening in another non-conference matchup. The Warriors entered the game with a 1-4 record to face Ecclesia College.
Hendrix and Ecclesia both put it all out there in the first half. Hendrix would come out on top however, outshooting the Royals 13-0 in the first stanza of action. The Warriors outscored the Royals 7-0 to take the victory and move to 2-4 on the season.
"Really happy to get our second shutout in a row," said Head Coach
Matt Kern. "Our spacing in possession is improving, and I thought we did a good job tonight changing the point of attack. It was good for our confidence to score some goals, and now we will prepare for MacMurray and Webster."
Josh Robbins netted the first Warrior goal just 59 seconds into the contest.
Senior midfielder
Billy Gardner netted the second goal in the 12' to increase the lead to 2-0. Faraz Arif assisted on the play.
The Warriors would capitalize on an unstable defense from Ecclesia for the rest of the game and score another five goals to take the 7-0 win.
The Warriors out-shot Ecclesia 28-0 in the contest and had a 14-0 advantage in shots on goal.
Ecclesia's GK Tyler John Bullie made seven saves in net.
Hendrix returns to action on Friday when they travel to MacMurray for a non-conference tilt. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:00 pm. MacMurray enters the game with a 0-4-1 record.