Over 1,000 Fans Watch Mastodons Top IU East

Wednesday, September 11

Fort Wayne, Ind.

7 PM

Purdue Fort Wayne

2-2-1, 0-0-0

IU East

3-2-0, 0-0-0

Ind.-East

Purdue Fort Wayne

Abe Arellano celebrates after the Mastodons' first goal of the night.

Photo by: Josh Gales

9/11/2024 9:40:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne men's soccer team scored an NCAA Division I era program record 10 goals in a 10-0 victory over IU East on Wednesday (Sept. 11) at the Hefner Soccer Complex.

It was the fifth annual Party at the Pitch presented by Army ROTC. The festivities featured a doubleheader with the Mastodon women's team, food trucks and giveaways for students. 1,020 fans came out for the event.

While the 'Dons ended up scoring 10 games in the match, the game was scoreless for the first 27 minutes. In the 28^th minute Abe Arellano scored his second goal of the season to put the 'Dons up 1-0. Two minutes later Arellano and Aidan Antcliff assisted on a goal by Shane Anderson. It was the first of three goals by Anderson in the half. He added a goal in the 36^th minute on a penalty kick and a goal in the 43^rd minute assisted by Felip Medina. Anderson earned the hat trick in just four shots in the game.

The Mastodons took the 4-0 lead to the half. The 'Dons played 11 reserve players for the entire final 45 minutes. Dakota Hart opened the scoring in the 64^th minute, assisted by Marcos Soria. Hart added another goal, this time in a sliding fashion, in the 76^th minute. James Maxwell and Brayden Gillman assisted on Hart's second goal.

James Maxwell joined Anderson with a hat trick by scoring in the 72^nd, 75^th and 90^th minutes. Brandon Nunez scored his first goal of the season in the 81^st minute, assisted by Gillman.

The last time a Mastodon recorded a hat trick was Matthew Lieshout on Aug. 24, 2018 against Marian (Ind.). The last time the 'Dons had two players with a hat trick in the same game was at Bowling Green on Oct. 28, 2004 when Adam Beckett and Chas Parry both found the back of the net three times. The seven goals the Mastodons scored against Bowling Green in 2004 was the previous program high for goals in a game during the Division I era.

IU East falls to 3-2. The Mastodons improve to 2-2-1. The 'Dons open Horizon League play on Saturday (Sept. 14).

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