The New York University's men's soccer team delivered a resounding 3-1 University Athletic Association (UAA) home victory against Washington University in St. Louis on Saturday, October 14, in Newark.
The first half proved a battle between the teams as the Violets attempted eight shots to the Bears' 10.
However, the teams went into halftime scoreless.
Finally, at 57:29, the Violets' Bryce Lexow broke through with a goal assisted by Joss Cohen and Arkan Tahsildaroglu. It was Lexow's fifth of the season.
The Violets continued their momentum with a second goal at 76:56 unassisted by Tahsildaroglu. It was his fourth goal of the season and doubled NYU's lead.
Eight minutes later at, 84:31, Terra Nagai scored his second of the season off a ball by Marcelo Freire making the score 3-0 in favor of the Violets.
WashU battled back with a goal of their own as Quentin Gomez sent a ball just out of reach of Chaz Bond at 85:38, spoiling the NYU net keeper's shutout attempt.
Both Bond and the Bears' goalkeeper Owen Ross had seven saves, with each team recording 18 shots.