Thursday, August 29
Charleston, Ill.
6 PM ET
Purdue Fort Wayne
1-1-0, 0-0-0
3
at
0
Eastern Illinois
1-2-0, 0-0-0
1
2
F
Purdue Fort Wayne
0
3
3
Eastern Ill.
0
0
0
James Maxwell
Photo by: Rachel Von Art
‘Dons Blank EIU 3-0
8/29/2024 8:40:00 PM | Men's Soccer
CHARLESTON, Ill. – A stout Purdue Fort Wayne backline lifted the Mastodons to a 3-0 non-league men's soccer victory at Eastern Illinois on Thursday (Aug. 29) evening.
The 'Dons held a 7-0 edge in shots on goal in the contest. Nic Diana got the shutout for visiting Mastodons. The last time the 'Dons prevented an opponent from taking a shot on goal was Nov. 3, 2012 in a 1-0 victory over IUPUI.
Multiple shots off the woodwork for the 'Dons in the game kept it a scoreless contest until the 74th minute when Seth Mahlmeister scored his first goal of the year. He now has 15 goals in his Mastodon career. This would have been enough for the victory, but the Mastodons were not finished.
Abe Arellano made it 2-0 in the 86th minute on a goal assisted by James Maxwell. Arellano provided his trademark flip celebration following the score. With just a second on the clock the 'Dons made the final 3-0 as Maxwell found the back of the net, assisted by Arellano. It stands as Maxwell's first career goal after recording four assists last season.
Eastern Illinois falls to 1-2. The 'Dons improve to 1-1. Purdue Fort Wayne is at Illinois State on Saturday.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
The 'Dons held a 7-0 edge in shots on goal in the contest. Nic Diana got the shutout for visiting Mastodons. The last time the 'Dons prevented an opponent from taking a shot on goal was Nov. 3, 2012 in a 1-0 victory over IUPUI.
Multiple shots off the woodwork for the 'Dons in the game kept it a scoreless contest until the 74th minute when Seth Mahlmeister scored his first goal of the year. He now has 15 goals in his Mastodon career. This would have been enough for the victory, but the Mastodons were not finished.
Abe Arellano made it 2-0 in the 86th minute on a goal assisted by James Maxwell. Arellano provided his trademark flip celebration following the score. With just a second on the clock the 'Dons made the final 3-0 as Maxwell found the back of the net, assisted by Arellano. It stands as Maxwell's first career goal after recording four assists last season.
Eastern Illinois falls to 1-2. The 'Dons improve to 1-1. Purdue Fort Wayne is at Illinois State on Saturday.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
Team Stats
PFW
EIU
Goals
3
0
Shots
15
10
Shots on Goal
7
0
Saves
0
4
Corners
5
5
Fouls
11
9
Scoring Plays
Seth Mahlmeister (1)
GOAL by PFW Mahlmeister, Seth.
73:56
Abe Arellano (1)
Assisted By: James Maxwell
GOAL by PFW Arellano, Abe Assist by Maxwell, James.
85:31
James Maxwell (1)
Assisted By: Abe Arellano
GOAL by PFW Maxwell, James Assist by Arellano, Abe.
89:58
Game Leaders
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
1
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
5
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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