Lucas' hat-trick, Baker's pair of goals secure 7-2 win over Huntingdon

Maryville College All-American Caleb Lucas tallied a hat-trick to help the Scots defeat USA South foe Huntingdon College 7-2 on Saturday evening in Montgomery, Alabama.

MC lit up the scoreboard in the 26^th minute when freshman Chris Fernandez connected with Caleb Lucas for the Maryville natives' 5^th goal of the season.

Lucas attacked the net in the 31^st minute but was taken down in the box. Tim Baker deposited the penalty kick low into the left side of the net to make the score 2-0.

At the half, Maryville led 2-0 out shooting the Hawks 15-4 at the break.

In the first five minutes of the final period, Lucas planted an unassisted goal for his 6^th of the season.

Less than one minute later, Cody Vankerschaever found Lucas to complete the hat-trick early in the second half. Lucas' hat-trick is the 46^th all-time in MC's men's soccer history and his personal second three-goal performance after his trio of goals against LaGrange on September 30^th last season.

The Hawks found the net in the 47^th minute with Brendon Van Emelen sent a corner kick to John Robert Lawrence past MC keeper Ryan Jorgensen.

MC freshman Chris Fernandez tallied his first collegiate goal in the 50^th minute when Thomas Palmer dished a quality assist.

Just two minutes later, Lucas passed to Tim Baker to give the Scots a 6-1 advantage. The assist was Lucas' 5^th of the year while Baker connected on his 6^th goal of the early season.

Huntingdon made the score 6-2 when Bo Jenkins assisted to Brendon Van Emelen on a goal off the Scots' keepers hands.

MC finished their scoring in the 78^th minute when Baker placed his 4^th assist of the season to Michael Quatrano helping the freshman from Chattanooga record his 2^nd goal of his career.

The win advances Maryville to 6-2 on the season while going 3-1 in USA South challenges.

Maryville's men will prepare for Oglethorpe University on Tuesday, September 27^th at 5:30 p.m. This will be the 999^th career soccer match head coach Pepe Fernandez will have coached in his historic MC career. A short ceremony will take place before the women's game at 7:30 against Covenant celebrating Coach Fernandez's 1,000^th career game as a Fighting Scot.