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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Merrimack College men's soccer team earned their first Northeast Conference (NEC) home win, downing Robert Morris University 6-0 on Friday.

The Warriors opened Merrimack's homecoming weekend with a six-goal outburst headlined by two goals by sophomore forward Tola Showunmi.  Three other Warriors scored in the game to help Merrimack maintain a perfect NEC record.

The Basics
Score: Merrimack 6, Robert Morris 0
Records: Merrimack (4-3-2) | Robert Morris (0-4-1)
Location: Martone-Mejail Field | North Andover, Mass.

The Summary

• A rare own goal by Robert Morris started things off offensively for the Warriors in the 35^th minute.
• Showunmi got his day going in the 47^th minute by ripping a ball past the goalkeeper to give Merrimack a two-goal lead
• Less then a minute later Showunmi struck again for this third goal of the season.
• Senior Aasmund Joedahl got in on the scoring party in the 55^th minute with a goal which was unassisted
• Junior Filippo Begliardi Ghidini scored his second goal of the season three minutes later.
• The scoring concluded when Merrimack freshman Diego Torrealba scored his first goal of the season in the 73^rd minute.

Stats & Figures

• Grad student goalkeeper Lucas Rezende earned is 21^st career shutout in today's game
• The Warriors took 22 shots which included 11 on goal
• Merrimack lead in corners by the count of 4-2
• Robert Morris received two yellow cards

Up Next
Merrimack heads to Brookville, N.Y. to take on Long Island University.  The game will be on Friday, October 11^th and will kickoff at 3 p.m.