Theo Faillon records a hat trick in Wilmington University’s 5-0 win over Mercy

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The Wilmington University men’s soccer team earned its sixth win of the season on Wednesday with a 5-0 victory over the Mercy University Mavericks.

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Wilmington University leads by three at the end of the first half.

The Wildcats didn’t waste any time lighting up the scoreboard in this matchup, as sophomore forward Michiharu Takanashi found the net at the 2:27 mark to give his team a 1-0 advantage. Senior midfielder Shuntaro Morimoto assisted on Takanashi’s score.

Close to 12 and a half minutes later, WilmU graduate student  Theo Faillon pushed the ball past Mercy’s goalkeeper to give his team a 2-0 edge. Senior midfielder Alex Tarway assisted on Faillon’s goal.

At the 18:36 minute mark, Faillon would make a penalty goal to give the Cats a 3-0 lead.

The Wildcats take home a 5-0 win!

Michiharu Takanashi found the goal once again, but this time it was at the 67-minute mark to put WilmU up 4-0.  Sophomore defender Ole Themsfeldt and Graduate student midfielder Tyrese Small

assisted with the score.

Almost two and a half minutes later, Theo Faillon scored his third goal of the game to seal a 5-0 win for Wilmington.

Stats and standouts:

The standouts in the game for the Wildcats were Theo Faillon, Alex Tarway, Shuntaro Morimoto, Tyrese Small, Ole Themsfeldt, and freshman goalkeeper Emil Lollike.

Theo Faillon had six shots, six shots at the goal, and scored three goals in the game.

Tarway had two shots, two shots at the goal, and one assist in the win.

Morimoto had one assist in the match.

Small had one assist in the game.

Themsfeldt had one assist in the win.

Lollike, allowed zero goals and had 11 saves in 90 minutes in the win.

Team Stats:

Shots Mercy: 21 WU:17

Saves: Mercy:8 WU:11

Corner Kicks:Mercy: 8WU:5

Fouls:Mercy:17WU:11