Columbus, Miss. – The Centenary men's soccer team recorded its first victory of the season on Sunday afternoon as the Gents recorded an impressive 4-1 win over the Huntingdon College Hawks in a non-conference match played at Roger Short Soccer Complex on the campus of Mississippi University for Women (MUW).
The Gents (1-1) rebounded from a 1-0 season-opening loss on Saturday to the Piedmont University Lions in a non-conference contest. Huntingdon (1-1) defeated MUW 3-1 on Saturday in its season opener. Centenary defeated Huntingdon for the second season in a row after the Maroon and White recorded a 5-2 win over the Hawks at home last season.
The Gents received goals from senior MF Hunter Booth (Harrodsburg, Ky.), senior D Christopher Tarr (Durban, South Africa), freshman MF Emiliano Mondragon (Dallas, Texas), and freshman MF Kevin Huskey Jr. (Dallas, Texas). Freshman MF Hayden Hughes (Dallas, Texas) tallied a pair of assists and Mondragon and Tarr each had an assist.
The Hawks actually scored first as Carlos Melendez scored in the 11th minute off an assist from Tate Reynolds for a 1-0 lead but the Gents tied it in the 30th minute as Booth scored, assisted by Tarr, to tie the match at 1-1 where it stood at halftime.
Huskey Jr. scored in the 69th minute to put Centenary ahead 2-1 with the assist credited to Mondragon and then just a few minutes later, Mondragon found the net with Hughes assisting to make it 3-1 Gents at the 73:15 mark. Tarr capped the scoring in the 78th minute with Hughes assisting for a 4-1 lead.
Freshman GK Sebastian Lutin (Fort Worth, Texas) started for the second time in a row for the Gents after making his collegiate debut on Saturday. He played all 90 minutes and made one save. Braden Ross also went the distance in goal for the Hawks and made four saves.
Centenary finished with a decisive edge (22-7) in shots and corner kicks (14-3). The Gents were whistled for 16 fouls while the Hawks committed nine.
The Gents will now be off for four days before facing Howard Payne University on Friday at 6 p.m. in their home opener at Mayo Field.
See the complete Gents' schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/msoc/2024-25/schedule
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