FUS Men's Soccer Overpowers Waynesburg, 3-0

Steubenville, OH. - The Franciscan University of Steubenville men's soccer team played their home opener on Wednesday afternoon. The host Barons beat the Yellow Jackets of Waynesburg, 3-0.

Led by the sensational play of Sophomore forward Steve Duran, the Barons came out very aggressive in the first half, which set the tone for the remainder of the game. After taking a hard foul near the box, Duran set up a nice pass for striker Gary Klump, a senior from Canton, MI, who promptly scored his first goal of the season at the 37:11 minute mark.

FUS carried that momentum in to the 2nd half, when junior captain Christian Boback from Buffalo, NY scored his first goal of the season on a corner kick at the 9:15 minute mark. Eddie Recznik, from Bergolz, OH, put the icing on the cake, scoring his first goal with 13:12 left to play.

The Barons outshot the Yellow Jackets, 14-3. Duran led the team with five, followed by Boback and Marc Johnson with two each. Waynesburg, who falls to 1-2 on the season, was led by Cory Smith, who had two shots on goal, and goalkeeper Tyler Hellwig, who made five saves.

First year head coach Antonio Soave was pleased with his team's performance. "I thought we established the pace early on, and that was imperative. We came out strong and played our game. We attacked substantially and significantly through the first thirty minutes, which set the pace. We played our game today. I thought we had some standout performances from Steve [Duran], Matt Taylor, Zeph [Swope], and Jamie [Cleaton]."

FUS (2-1, 0-0) hits the road again for the Bethany College Tournament on Saturday the 10th and Sunday the 11th. They will face host Bethany and then Carnegie Mellon University.