ELKINS, W. Va. – Powered by a balanced scoring attack all season long, Davis & Elkins put its depth on full display in a 5-0 home victory over West Liberty on Wednesday night at Nuttall Field in Mountain East Conference (MEC) play.
Davis & Elkins (8-8, 7-8 MEC) came out buzzing and took a 1-0 edge on a tally from
Markus Just. Just, who scored his team-best fourth goal of the season, received a pass from
James Gill and fired it home for the opening marker. Gill wasn't finished offensively, burying a rebound chance off an
Abel Ameyaw shot just over one minute later for a 2-0 lead.
The Senators continued the offensive onslaught in the second half as Gill posted his second goal of the night in the 63rd minute off a long pass from
Felipe Polycarpo.
Daniel Cerezo was rewarded for his hard work in the offensive zone throughout the evening after he converted a corner kick attempt from
Francisco Ferrer in the 84th minute. Ferrer capped the scoring with a long shot from outside the box for a 5-0 edge.
West Liberty (3-13-1, 3-11-1 MEC) could not generate much offensively as the Senators defensive line helped to insulate goalkeeper
Everton Carvalho on a chilly night.
THE RUNDOWN
- Davis & Elkins (8-8, 7-8 MEC) – 5
- West Liberty (3-13-1, 3-11-1 MEC) – 0
- Nuttall Field – Elkins, W. Va.
GAME NOTES
- Nine players have scored a goal this season for Davis & Elkins, while seven individuals have two goals or more.
- Gill and Cerezo each recorded their third goals of the season in the win. Gill has been a steady force in the lineup of late, recording all three of his goals over the last five games.
- Wednesday's victory may have been the best overall team performance since the arrival of head coach Matt Ellinger. The Senators posted five goals in the shutout win, the most since the 2017 season in a 7-0 thrashing of Kentucky Wesleyan.
- The Senators last five-goal victory came during the 2017 season against Malone. Ameyaw also recorded an assist in that victory.
- Davis & Elkins had its first game of the season with 20 or more shots, firing 21 on the night.
- Carvalho collected his fourth shutout victory of the season.
- The victory gets the Senators back to the .500 mark for the first time since October 9.
- In total, 12 Davis & Elkins players attempted a shot in the game.
UP NEXT
- Davis & Elkins concludes the 2019 regular season on Sunday, November 10 for Senior Day against West Virginia Wesleyan. Game time from Nuttall Field is set for 3:30 PM.
