No. 20 Tartans Shut Out Capital, 3-0
The newly nationally-ranked Carnegie Mellon University men's soccer team hosted Capital University on Tuesday in its first game after entering the United Soccer Coaches National Poll at number 20 and defeated the Comets by a 3-0 score. The Tartans are now 7-1-2 overall while the Comets drop to 4-3-1.
Inside the Box Score
- Senior Kai Yamamoto earned his sixth shutout and seventh win of the season after not having to stop any shots by the Comets.
- The Tartans had 11 shots with two on goal in the first half with freshman Miguel Larrainzar scoring his second career strike with a shot in the 43rd minute.
- Forty-one seconds into the second half, senior Justin Fung finished a left-footed curling shot to the left post off a pass across the top of the box from freshman Max Born.
- Freshman Thomas Thornton put another goal on the board for the Tartans with a shot pass the keeper diving to his right after sophomore Mateas Fitzwilliam drove all the way down the center of the field before passing it off to his right for Thornton to take the shot.
- Thornton had the last shot on goal of the game but it was turned away by Capital's Noah Thomas.