Columbia, SC - Johnson & Wales Charlotte men's soccer opened their 2022 campaign with a 3-0 win over host Columbia College on Wednesday afternoon.

How It Happened:

• Lightning forced a 2 hour delay after just 10 minutes of game action.
• The teams spent most of the first half getting their legs under them before the Wildcats opened the scoring with seven minutes left in the half. Billy Esparza-Diaz served a free kick into the six yard box, and Josiah Davis put the bouncing ball into the back of the net.
• Eugenio De La Parra Polina jumped on a rebounded shot and slotted it past the goalkeeper to double the JWU lead 4 minutes into the second half.
• Davis volleyed a De La Parra Polina cross into the goal to close the scoring in the 54th minute.

Key Stats:

• JWU outshot Columbia 24-6. 13 of those 24 were on goal.
• Mason Graham picked up his first career shutout in goal for the Wildcats.
• Davis, Christopher Haynes, and Diaje Hart had two shots each.
• JWU improves to 1-0. Columbia falls to 0-1.

Up Next:

The Wildcats travel to Bluefield on Saturday for a 6:00pm kickoff.