Box Score The UW-Oshkosh men's soccer team, ranked 20th in the nation by the NSCAA, had four different players score to earn their second straight shutout and sixth of the year, this time over the Lawrence University Vikings, 5-0, in a match held Wednesday (Oct. 7) at J.J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium.
The win was UW-Oshkosh's 23rd in the series against Lawrence University, and the Titans hold a 23-3 overall advantage. The win was also Toby Bares' 340th as the Titans' head coach.
UW-Oshkosh started the scoring early at the 5:32 mark; when Brandon Briones scored a header off of passes from Tim Stadler and Greg Jones to give the Titans an early 1-0 advantage.
Briones scored the next goal for the Titans as well, this one at the 32:40 mark, as he took a pass from Michael Franzen to make a 2-0 advantage going in to halftime.
After the half, UW-Oshkosh opened up the game at the 48:24 mark when Evan Maly scored his second goal of the season, thanks to assists by Michael Franzen and Devon Prideaux.
UW-Oshkosh then added in a goal off of a penalty kick by Garrett O'Brien at the 74:24 mark to make the score 4-0 over Lawrence University.
The final goal on the night for the Titans came at the 88:06 mark, when Greg Jones' free kick sailed the way of Josh Sweeney, who punched it in to make the final score 5-0.
UW-Oshkosh (9-1-1) was led offensively by Brandon Briones with six shots, Will Howell with four, and Josh Sweeney, Devon Prideaux, and Andy Domer all with two.
Goalkeeper James Pike, who played 75 minutes, had the only two saves for the Titans. His replacement Aaron Brzeski played the final 14 minutes of the game, as both faced three shots to no goals allowed.
The Titans continue action on Saturday (Oct. 10) as they open WIAC play against UW-Superior at J.J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium.