WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania –
Paul Boerema scored a pair of first-half goals to help Washington & Jefferson earn a 5-0 men's soccer victory over Thiel in the season finale for both teams Saturday at Alexandre Stadium.Â
Prior to the match, W&J (7-10-1, 3-4-1) honored the nine seniors on its 2014 roster and those players had a big hand in the victory. Â
Brian Hanna delivered a pass into the box 46 seconds into the match and
Paul Boerema charged through and fired a shot past goalie Tyler Strite. Â
Hanna also set up the second goal. After receiving the initial pass from
Dylan Small,
James Calvert lined home the goal for a 2-0 lead in the ninth minute. Â
Boerema followed with his second goal at the 12:03 mark and
Justin Nolfi added a tally in the final minute of the first half. Â
Justin Carter provided the lone goal of the second half when he redirected home a corner kick pass from
Sam Dudley. Â
Jon Best and
Ben Wilt combined for the shutout in goal for the Presidents. Best finished with three saves to end his career with 253 (6th in school history). W&J outshot the Tomcats (2-15, 0-8) by a 26-9 margin.  Strite stopped 14 shots in the setback. Â
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