Tate Hansen scored a pair of goals and assisted on a third in leading the Dordt University men's soccer team to a 4-0 win over Mount Marty in a conference match played this afternoon at the Defenders Soccer Complex.
The Defenders improve to 2-2 in the GPAC, 6-5-1 overall, and snap a two-game losing streak. Mount Marty dropped its third straight match and is now 1-3 in the GPAC, 4-5-1 overall.
Scoreless until the 20th minute, Hansen netted his first goal off a head from a cross hit by
Jayden Donald.
The Defenders carried the one goal lead midway into the second half and then went ahead 2-0 on a goal by
Tomas Estrada, his first of the season, with an assist from
Nate Alsum. Dordt blew the game open with two more goals, scored within 33 seconds of each other, when Hansen connected with Donald for the Defenders third goal. Donald closed out the scoring moments later from an assist by
Pablo Martin.
By the Numbers:
- Dordt accounted for a season-high 31 shots and a season-best 19 on-goal
- Jayden Donald (5) and Pablo Martin (4) led the Defenders with a combined nine shots on-net
- eight different players had at least one shot on goal for the Defenders
- Alvaro Boned (6-5-1) made five saves and recorded his fourth shutout of the season
- Jack D'Amore led Mount Marty with two shots on-goal
- Esteban Gomez made 12 saves
Notes:
- the Defenders held senior day today where the Dordt seniors who are part of the men's soccer program were recognized prior to the match
- Hansen has scored four goals this season, three in the last two matches
- Martin leads the GPAC with eight assists
- Donald's four points in today's match is a career-high
