Box Score NEW LONDON, Conn. – Coast Guard exploded for five second half goals leading the Bears to a 6-0 win over Mitchell in a non-conference played at Coast Guard, due to unplayable field conditions at Mitchell.
The Bears improve to 9-1 on the season in scoring a season-high six goals. This was the first game this season that was not decided by a single goal.
Six different players scored and a trio of Bears scored their first career goal in the win while freshman Jake Sorenson, making his second career start, needed to make just one save to record both his first career win and shutout in goal for Coast Guard.
Junior Alex Lane scored the only goal of the first half in the 17th minute with senior John Tarzian assisting.
Sophomore Caelan Harshaw and freshmen Tyler Furry and Ryan Dandan all scored their first collegiate goals in the second half.
Coast Guard got on the scoreboard in the 17th minute when Lane slipped a pass to Tarzian for a good look at the goal. Tarzian's shot rocketed off the crossbar, but Lane stuck with the play and finished off the rebound into an open net for his third goal of the season.
Mitchell (4-5-1) nearly equalized in the 21st minute when a ball played into the box off a corner kick was put on goal by Ryan Goodwin. His shot to the far post was denied by a diving Sorenson, who deflected the ball wide for another Mitchell corner.
Leading 1-0 at halftime, Coast Guard kept the pressure on the Mitchell defense and continued to create quality scoring chances. Just over six minutes into the second stanza, freshman Austin Read made it 2-0 with his second goal of the season. He finished off a corner kick that rattled around in the Mitchell box, eventually scoring inside the left post from the right side.
Harshaw netted his first career goal in the 65th minute to make it a 3-0 game. The play started with a free kick from outside the Mitchell 18, and senior Matthew Bogdan fired a shot into a wall of defenders. The ball ricocheted to the far side of the box and was headed home by Harshaw.
The Bears added three goals in the final 20 minutes of the contest. Senior Tradd Lovern scored in the 72nd minute by finishing off a corner kick delivered by sophomore Jake Rath with a header inside the far post.
Furry later added an unassisted tally in the 87th minute, followed by an unassisted effort from Dandan in the 89th minute.
"It was a solid result coming off our first loss of the season," said Coast Guard head coach Chris Parsons. "We scored fairly early in the first half which takes some pressure off the guys and with the wind at our back in the second half, we knew we would be able to pressure them and the pressure resulted in goals. We are looking forward to a big conference match against MIT here on Saturday."
The Bears are back in action on Saturday when they host MIT in a key New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) game at 4 p.m.
