TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The Northeastern State men's soccer team broke or tied a plethora of school and conference records in a 15-0 victory over Southern Nazarene Thursday night at DeLoache Field.
 
The RiverHawks (10-6) broke both the MIAA and school records for most goals scored in a single match. They also set the new MIAA record for assists in a single match with 13. NSU has now reached the 10-win mark for the fourth-straight season, marking the second time in school history and the first since 1995-98 that the team posted double-digit victories in four-straight campaigns.
 
The 15 goals scored were the most by any team in all of NCAA Division II since Ouachita Baptist netted 15 against Dallas Christian on Oct. 25, 2011. There have been only 17 occurrences in Division II history where a team recorded more than 15 goals in a single match. There have only been 15 occurrences in Division II history where a team recorded more than 13 assists in a single match.
 
The contest was Senior Night for Northeastern State, and the RiverHawks honored their eight seniors at halftime. Seven of those seniors scored goals in the match, including goalkeeper Eric Shephard who converted a penalty kick with six seconds remaining in the first half. The only senior who did not record score was midfielder Frank Garay, and he was able to assist on the game-winning goal.
 
Eight of NSU's 11 starters scored at least once, with senior forward Crosby Lee and sophomore midfielder Trevor Reed both recording hat tricks. The hat trick for Lee was his second of the season. He also scored three times against Southern Nazarene on Oct. 10. The RiverHawks now have a school-record four hat tricks this season.
 
Both Lee (3g-1a) and senior midfielder Josue Morales (2g-3a) tied the individual MIAA record for most points in a single match with seven each. Senior defenders Eric Crawford and Chance Miller both scored their first goals of the season. Crawford scored his fourth-career goal, while Miller netted his first-career goal.
 
Shephard (10-6) made six saves in the match and finished with his ninth career shutout. He also now has 20 career victories in net for the RiverHawks.
 
NSU also broke the school record with 40 shots in the match. The Crimson Storm attempted 11.

Northeastern State will look to carry the momentum over to its final home match of the season. No. 20 Fort Hays State is slated to come to town for a 1 p.m. kickoff Nov. 1 at DeLoache Field.
 
Scoring Summary
SNU                 0          0          –          0
NSU                 8          7          –          15
 
Individual Scoring
Trevor Reed (NSU) at 1:13 (Frank Garay, Josue Morales)
Trevor Reed (NSU) at 4:52 (Josue Morales)
Brenden Bombardier (NSU) at 5:31 (unassisted)
Crosby Lee (NSU) at 10:01 (penalty kick)
Josue Morales (NSU) at 20:40 (Crosby Lee)
Morgan Dizney (NSU) at 29:57 (Joseph Garcia)
James Olmos (NSU) at 39:28 (Jonathan Guzman)
Eric Shephard (NSU) at 44:54 (penalty kick)
Trevor Reed (NSU) at 64:42 (Morgan Dizney)
Crosby Lee (NSU) at 65:56 (unassisted)
Crosby Lee (NSU) at 70:05 (Joseph Garcia)
Josue Morales (NSU) at 73:19 (Brenden Bombardier, Eric Crawford)
Paul Samia (NSU) at 75:06 (Chance Miller)
Eric Crawford (NSU) at 75:53 (Chance Miller)
Chance Miller (NSU) at 80:06 (Josue Morales)
 
Goalkeeper Saves
Jeff Ray (SNU) – 5
Dakota Ellicott (SNU) – 5
Eric Shephard (NSU) – 6

NORTHEASTERN STATE COACH ROB CZLONKA
On the senior class...
"This is a very special group of guys for me. (Eric) Crawford, (Chance) Miller, and (Josue Morales) were part of the first group I ever recruited. They were part of a mixed class of transfer students. They had an extra redshirt year to join this group with all guys I recruited. They have been with me for years. Crosby (Lee) and Paul (Samia) were kind of a package, Brenden Bombardier, Frank Garay and Eric Shephard have played most games for us throughout the last four or five years so it's an incredibly special group for me."
 
On prepping for Sunday's showdown with Fort Hays State...
"This will be the first time we've ever been part of a scoring line like this. I felt like our guys couldn't miss and I hope it continues on Sunday. You're also aware that we need to refocus and be prepared for a very serious match. An NCAA tournament berth is potentially on the line, and we need to make sure we take care of our business on Sunday. I'm very pleased with how our guys played and the seniors particularly. Seven of them netted a goal. Those guys played so well. You also saw young guys like Trevor Reed getting a hat trick and (Morgan) Dizney and (James) Olmos scoring goals. Matt Liotta played fantastic in the middle and (Jonathan) Guzman was very smooth on the ball. (Joseph Garcia) was tenacious. It's a great group of guys and we need to make sure we enjoy tonight and refocus tomorrow."
 
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