Jamaica, NY— The City College of New York men's soccer team delivered a dominant offensive performance on Wednesday afternoon, defeating York College, 6-1, at the York College Outdoor Athletic Complex.
The Beavers improved to 4-5-3 overall and 2-1-1 in CUNYAC play, while York fell to 1-7-0 overall and 0-3-0 in conference action.
CCNY wasted little time getting on the scoreboard as Fausto Rodriguez opened the scoring just 3:24 into the match, finishing off an assist from Konstantinos Psomaras.
York answered in the 23rd minute to briefly even the score, but Rodriguez quickly restored the Beavers' advantage in the 27th minute, this time assisted by Carlos Ortiz.
CCNY added another goal before halftime when Psomaras found the back of the net in the 34th minute off an assist from Alexis Penaranda, sending the Beavers into halftime with a 3-1 lead.
Rodriguez completed his hat trick in the 53rd minute, scoring his third goal of the afternoon off an assist from Abraham Ortiz to give CCNY a 4-1 advantage.
The Beavers continued to pour on the offense in the second half. Bryant Tenesaca scored his first goal of the season in the 65th minute, extending the lead to 5-1.
CCNY capped the scoring in the 88th minute when Robert Gjoni recorded his first goal of the season, with Kai Meier providing the assist.
Rodriguez finished the afternoon with three goals on three shots, while Psomaras added a goal and an assist. Tenesaca and Gjoni each contributed a goal, and Penaranda, Ortiz, and Meier each recorded an assist.
The Beavers finished with a 17-16 advantage in shots and put 12 attempts on target. CCNY goalkeeper Milton Pingarron made five saves while allowing just one goal.
The Beavers return to action on Saturday, hosting Baruch College at noon.
