BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University men's soccer squad jumped out to a 2-0 halftime lead and would end up posting an 8-0 victory over visiting Gwynedd Mercy University in non-conference action Tuesday evening on John Makuvek Field as six different Greyhounds found the net.

How It Happened

• The Hounds took a 1-0 lead in the 20th minute as senior midfielder Safa Turkdonmez netted what would be the game-winning goal on a penalty kick
• The Blue and Grey extended the lead to 2-0 in the 30th minute when freshman forward Ben Scary headed in a corner kick from sophomore defender Alex Daniele. The score remained at 2-0 until after the intermission
• Moravian stretched the advantage to 3-0 in the 56th minute as senior forward Anthony Nagy drilled a shot from outside the 18-yard box off the goalie's hands into the net off of a feed from sophomore forward Reed Sturza
• Nagy would set up the next Hounds' goal as his pass led to junior midfielder Dave Steinbach finding the goal with a header in the 56th minute
• Senior midfielder Alec Aloia pushed the lead to 5-0 with an unassisted marker in the 61st minute
• Sophomore midfielder Daniel Babbert scored twice in a three-minute window with goals in the 71st and 74th minutes
• Moravian's final goal of the night ended up being an own goal as a crossing pass was directed into the net by a Gwynedd Mercy defender 

Inside the Numbers

• Moravian finished the night with a 36-2 advantage in shots and a 16-2 edge in corner kicks
• Graduate student goalie Michael Bone, sophomore goalie Andrew Remias and sophomore keeper Christian Beebe combined on the shutout but none would face a shot
• Babbert's two markers were the first two goals of his career, and Scary also scored for the first time as a Greyhound while Daniele earned his first career assist
• Turkdonmez contributed his first marker of the season and third of his career while Steinbach scored for the first time in 2021 and for the fifth time in his career
• Nagy found the cage for the second time this fall and the 15th time in his career, and he also picked up his team-leading fourth assist of the season
• Aloia contributed his tenth career goal and first in 2021 while Sturza added his second assist of the fall

Up Next for the Greyhounds

• Thursday, September 30 vs. Penn State-Abington, 7:00 p.m.
• Saturday, October 2 vs. Goucher College – Senior Day, 4:00 p.m.