Second Half Scoring Leads Tartans to Road Victory
The Carnegie Mellon University men's soccer team ran its record to 3-1-1 on Saturday with a 3-0 victory at John Carroll University who is now 2-3. The win marks the first on the road in three contests away from home for the Tartans.
Inside the Box Score
- Three different players scored their first goals of the season for the Tartans.
- Senior Kai Yamamoto recorded his fourth shutout of the season and made three saves for the game including one in the first half.
- Tartan defenders made two saves behind Yamamoto in the first half to keep the score knotted at 0-0.
- The Blue Streaks put the first two shots on goal in the second half that were also stopped by defenders before sophomore Idan Garten had the first shot on goal for the Tartans in the 51st minute.
- The shot by Garten resulted in a corner kick with sophomore Ben Park putting in the game's first tally in the 52nd minute off an assist by junior Tristan Gonzalez.
- Senior Julian Koide added to the scoreline in the 69th minute and after two saves by the Blue Streaks and another two stops by Yamamoto, senior Justin Fung capped the scoring in the 89th minute.