NO. 7 HAWKS SCORE FIVE IN RANKED MATCHUP THURSDAY

LIVONIA, Mich.  – The No. 7 Northeast Community College men's soccer team traveled to Livonia, Michigan for a contest with No. 17 Schoolcraft College Thursday. A fury of second-half goals put the Hawks on top by a final score of 5-2 to begin the season on the right track in stellar fashion.

Northeast (1-0) fell behind 1-0 early before Jeevan Purewal (Wolverhampton, England) picked right back up where he left off after his First Team All-American campaign in 2022 with a goal to even the showdown at 1-1. Freshman Ben Schoenherr (Norfolk, Neb.) buried his first career collegiate goal later in the half to put the Hawks on top at intermission.

The Ocelots again tied up the ballgame with an early second-half goal, but that would be the last of their scoring on the day. Edouard Nys (Dottignies, Belgium), Sergio Aspas (Valencia, Spain) and Jordy Enamorado (Lexington, Neb.) all put balls in the back of the net late as Northeast cruised to victory.

STAT SHEET:

Goals: Jeevan Purewal (Wolverhampton, England), Ben Schoenherr (Norfolk, Neb.), Edouard Nys (Dottignies, Belgium), Sergio Aspas (Valencia, Spain), Jordy Enamorado (Lexington, Neb.)

Assists: Edouard Nys, Sergio Aznar (Zaragoza, Spain), Sergio Aspas, Jeevan Purewal, Charlie Fox (Nottingham, England)

HEAR FROM THE HAWKS COACH:

Head Men's Soccer Coach Adam Potter on his team rallying from the early deficit to grab the victory:

"We have been talking about heart and fight these last few days and it was great to see our heart and composure when we faced adversity today!" Potter said.

Potter on what his team learned about themselves that they can take into the weekend:

"That same work rate we had today we have to bring into Saturday to be able to conquer the day!" Potter said.

UP NEXT:

It's not quite another ranked matchup but Waubonsee Community College is receiving votes in the initial NJCAA DII Men's Soccer Rankings and they will be the next challenge for the Hawks when they clash at 1 p.m. Saturday in Chicago, Illinois.

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