WNCC men down CU Black 7-1 in action Sunday

BOULDER, Colo. – The Western Nebraska Community College men’s soccer team picked up its offense Sunday against the University of Colorado “Black” team to the tune of a 7-1 victory in Boulder, Colo.

The Cougars, 4-3-1, received a balanced scoring attack as six different players found the back of the net. Freshman Jose Macies scored the first two goals, netting his first at the 10^th minute and the second at the 20^th minute off an assist from Matt Hoffman. The first goal was unassisted.

WNCC put in two more goals before halftime as Nathan Southard scored in the 31^st minute and then Kevin Lopez scored in the 39^th minute for a 4-1 halftime lead. Tony Rocha had the assist on both goals.

The Cougars wasted little time in scoring in the second half as Rocha found the back of the net three minutes into the half off an assist from Rocha.

Miguel Leon scored the Cougar’s sixth goal at the 52^nd minute off an asset from Marcel Sales. Gering graduate Chris Guadarama scored the final goal in the 88^th minute from a pass from Leon for the final 7-1 score.

Assistant coach Jim Miller said the Cougar men dominated in the game from the get-go.

“It wasn’t even close,” Miller said. “Most of their shots were from 25 to 30 feet out and they were hard shots that they were hoping they would go in the net.”

WNCC had nine shots on goal compared to 14 for CU. The difference was that seven of the Cougar’s shots found the back of the net. David Castillo was in net for the Cougars, collecting 13 saves.

The Cougars will next be in action Wednesday when they travel to Cheyenne, Wyo., to face Laramie County Community College in a Region IX contest. The men play at 2 p.m., while the women will battle at 4 p.m.

The last time the two squads met on Sept. 23 at the Landers Soccer Complex, the LCCC men earned a hard-fought 1-0 win.