CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Carthage College men's soccer team opened the 2016 in impressive fashion Thursday with a 6-0 win over the City College of New York at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Steinbrenner Stadium.
 
The win gives the Red Men a 1-0 for the first time since the 2012 season, while the defending City University of New York Athletic Conference champion and NCAA tournament qualifying Beavers fall to 0-1 on the year.

"Frankly we have had a focused preseason and training sessions leading up this match so we were excited to get started on the right foot," said head men's soccer coach Steve Domin.  "Playing a conference championship and NCAA Tournament team from a year ago right off the bat you are always reluctant about what might happen, especially on the road, but everyone was able to contribute to the effort"
 
Sophomore Zach Schoffstall led the Red Men with a pair of goals, while Alberto Eloyza, Adrian Herrera, Justin Luna and Leo Mendoza each added their first career goals respectively.
 
The six-goals scored are most scored in program history in a season opener dating back to the programs creation in 1981.  The previous record was four goals back in 2002 in a 5-4 loss to Carroll.
 
The performance also equals the season-high from a year ago when Carthage defeated Robert Morris University-Lake County, 6-0, September 26th, 2015 at Art Keller Field.

The Red Men dominated in almost every aspect of the game, controlling the pace, forcing pressure and outshooting the Beavers 29-3.

Domin pointed out, "I think the ownership of the ball today is reflective our our style.  And as an incredibly deep team we can make most games a track meet."
 
There will be no time for the Red Men to bask in the glory of the victory however as Carthage returns to action Friday at 7:00 p.m. et for their opening match of the North Shore Invite at Endicott College before their third match in three days at Gordon College Saturday.

"We were a touch behind on personnel with some injuries and card accumulations today but managed well despite, noted Domin.  "We will need a more complete effort to compete with the teams in our upcoming tournament."