WILLIMANTIC, Conn. –  Seven players scored goals as the Eastern Connecticut State University men's soccer team posted its fifth shutout win in five home matches in a 7-0 non-conference victory over first-time opponent Pratt Institute Sunday afternoon at Thomas Nevers Field.
 
Ranked sixth in New England Region 1, Eastern (6-4-0) scored five first-half goals on 16 shots – taking a 4-0 lead 20 minutes into the match – in easing to its fifth home shutout this year, outscoring those opponents, 24-0. The Warriors added two goals in the first six minutes of the second half and did not score thereafter.
 
First-year keeper Nathan Yeich (Willington) didn't make a save in the first half and was credited with his first win in his first career start. Senior Max Carlson (Manchester) was not called upon for a save in playing the second half in net in the first goalkeeping appearance of his career.
 
Eight of the ten starting field players played less than 30 minutes, with nine bench players logging at least 60 minutes.
 
First-year forward Cesar Amaya (Montville) scored his first career goal on his second career shot off the bench to close out the scoring in the 52^nd minute, and senior forward Emmanuel Agyemang (East Hartford) also came off the bench to record his first goal of the year.  Four of Eastern's goal-scorers are first-year players: Amaya, Logan Brennan (Farmington), Sean Cafferty (Clinton), and Elijah French (Tallahassee, FL).
 
In addition to Yeich, first-year midfielder Josh Bouchard (Springfield, MA) made his first career start, logging 51 minutes.
 
Eastern hosts Connecticut College Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Nevers Field. The Camels are ranked fourth in New England Region 1.

OFFICIAL SCORECARD:

1. 1:25: Pratt can't clear. Ryan Toomey gains possession on the left to Josh Bouchard on his right. Ball is reversed to Sean Caffery, who slides a pass to an unmarked Logan Brennan, who rips a hard shot from just inside the box from the right side. Shot beats keeper to near side.

2. 6:48: Play originates out of the back from GK Nathan Yeich to defender Larson Richards, who carries before sending a long ball down the middle. GK Carter Boliek comes out to clear but pass goes directly to Ryan Sirois, who lifts a shot over the GK's head into an open net.

3. 19:06: On the left side, Ryan Toomey sends ball to Sean Cafferty, who splits two defenders and sends the ball from left to right to Ryan Jamieson, whose left-footed touch shot hits charging GK Carter Boliek. The ball pops into the air and Jamieson heads it in over the head of a defender under the crossbar and into an open net.

4. 20:06: On the right side, David Noel takes a pass from Andres Mayuri and carries on the wing toward the end line before crossing it on the ground through the box to an unmarked Emmanuel Agyemang, whose 12-yard, one-touch right-footed shot carries inside the left post for his first goal of the season.

5. 27:21: Eastern scores its third goal in a span of 8:15 when Eric Kingue, on the left of the cage, sends a left-footed ball into center of the box to the foot of an opponent, who can't control it. Sean Cafferty reaches for it and a slides a shot past a defender who is covering the net into the goal.

6. 47:23: Ryan Jamieson serves a long ball from the left wing across the box toward the end line. Grady Kelly catches up to it and sends it back to the far left post to Elijah French, whose header is kicked out by GK Carter Tillman. French reaches back and slides the loose ball past Tillman on the ground.

7. 51:13: Elijah French possesses on the right side and lays it back to Jackson Trierweiler, who sends a pass to the middle of the box, where Logan Prempeh chests it to the ground before turning and sending a short left-footed pass to an unmarked Cesar Amaya, who roofs a 12-yarder  from the left post for his first career goal.