SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University men's soccer team cruised to a 4-0 victory over Pitt-Johnstown University in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference play Wednesday afternoon at James Egli Field. SRU's Alexander Vilchek tallied four points on two goals while George Oakley and Mohsen Kanani recorded one score apiece in the victory.
 
The Rock and the Mountain Cats both went scoreless in the first half, but Slippery Rock came out firing in the second period scoring four goals en route to the win.
 
At 61:28, Omar Bangura was fouled in the box, which gave The Rock a penalty kick opportunity. Oakley fired it past UPJ's goalkeeper Josh Zakrzewski for his second goal of the season and put SRU on the board, 1-0.
 
Just a few moments later, Bangura sent a beautiful pass to Vilchek who fired it into the net for the score. It was Vilchek's first collegiate goal and Bangura's second assist of the year.
 
In the 72nd minute, Oakley played a ball into Luke Picchi who brought it down and chipped it to Vilchek and he finished it into the net for the score. It was Picchi's first assist and Oakley's third tying them for the team-lead in total points with seven. For Vilchek, it was his second goal of the season and SRU went up 3-0 on UPJ.
 
To close out Rock scoring, Kanani fired a header into the net off a free kick by Oakley to seal Slippery Rock's victory over Pitt-Johnstown, 4-0.
 
The Rock outshot the Mountain Cats, 23-3, overall and 13-3 in shots on goal.
 
Matt Hunsberger made three saves and recorded his fourth shutout this season.
 
With the win, Slippery Rock improves to 4-5-2 overall and 2-2-1 in league games while Pitt-Johnstown drops to 2-8-0 on the season and 0-5-0 in PSAC contests.
 
Final: Slippery Rock 4, Pitt-Johnstown 0
Slippery Rock (4-5-2, 2-2-1 PSAC) at Pitt-Johnstown (2-8-0, 0-5-0 PSAC)
October 3, 2018
James Egli Field  |  Slippery Rock, Pa.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
GOAL: ROCK 1, UPJ 0; 61:28: Oakley scored on a penalty kick.
GOAL: ROCK 2, UPJ 0; 64:10: Vilchek received a cross by Bangura that he deposited into the net for a score.
GOAL: ROCK 3, UPJ 0; 71:49: Vilchek scored on a double assist from Picchi and Oakley.
GOAL: ROCK 4, UPJ 0; 75:39: Kanani headed a free kick pass from Oakley into the net.
 
GAME NOTES

• SRU's 23 shots and 13 shots on goal are the most they've tallied in both statistical categories this season.
• Slippery Rock's four goals were done in 14 minutes and 11 seconds. That is now the shortest amount of time that it has taken SRU to tally four scores.
• The Rock's four goals are also the most it has posted in a game this season.
• Nine members of the SRU men's soccer team have now tallied at least one goal in 2018.
• Hunsberger's four shutouts this season are tied for the PSAC lead.

 
UP NEXT
Slippery Rock will hit the road for its next conference contest when it travels to Bloomsburg 1 p.m. Saturday.
 

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