Coast Guard Scuttles Men's Soccer, 6-1

NEW LONDON, Conn.-- Senior Robbie Fugett scored a hat trick to lead #10 Coast Guard men's soccer to a 6-1 victory over Westfield State at home on Tuesday evening in non-conference action. The Bears remain unbeaten at 8-0-1 overall, while the Owls drop to 3-6 on the season.

The 8-0-1 start is the best start in program history. The 2014 team started the season at 8-1.

The Bears got on the board first as junior John DiTommaso sent a through ball down the middle to senior Robbie Fugett to put away his third goal of the season in the 7th minute.

In the 21st minute, senior Mike Daunt picked up a rebound following a corner kick for his fifth goal of the season to give the Bears a 2-0 lead.

Sophomore Charles Fish collected a rebound off Westfield sophomore goalkeeper Emilio Mancuso's save and put away his third goal of the season in the 23rd minute.

Fugett's second goal of the game came off a header on the far post on the receiving end of a free-kick from classmate Steven Ferrandino in the 52nd minute.

In the 62nd minute, Fish sent a cross that slipped under Westfield's senior goalkeeper Griffin Brown right to Fugett to cap off his hat trick to give the Bears a 5-0 lead.

Westfield got on the board on a free kick in the 65th minute right outside the box from junior Ryan Cassidy to cut the deficit, 5-1 for the Owls.

In the 78th minute, sophomore Davis Daugherty scored his first career goal from a give and go at the top of the box with help from freshman Brennan King to put the game away at 6-1.

Coast Guard junior goalkeeper John Vaaler made two saves in 70 minutes of action and improves to 5-0-1 on the season. Sophomore Wolfgang Pfleghar made his collegiate debut for the Bears for 20 minutes of action. Mancuso made four saves in his first half of play and Brown made seven saves in the second half for the Owls.

-- release courtesy USCGA sports information