VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

WAYNE, N.J. – Six Pioneers found the back of the net as the William Paterson men's soccer team (4-0-2) cruised to an 8-0 home victory against Brooklyn (1-4) Sept. 14 at Pioneer Soccer Park.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Less than a minute into action, sophomore Sergio Dal Ferro (Sauze d'Oulx, Italy/Instituto Sociale) played a ball to freshman Enzo Diaz (Harrison, N.J./Harrison) and he found senior Diego Navas (Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway) for the Pioneers' first goal of the game.
• In the ninth minute, senior Gianfranco Banca (Queens, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) sent a ball to junior Jimmy Bruno (Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan) in the left corner and he delivered a cross into the box to Navas for his second goal of the night.
• Navas completed the hat trick with his third score of the game in the 23rd minute after receiving a ball from Diaz.
• William Paterson extended its lead to four (4-0) in the 45th minute. Junior Dylan Nahas (Paramus, N.J./Paramus) dished the ball to freshman Davide Zamuner (Piverone, Italy/Liceo Scientifico Statale A. Gramsci) and he found classmate Haratio Nelson (Rutherford, N.J./Rutherford) near the goal for the score.
• In the 53rd minute, a shot by Bruno was saved and bounced back into play, allowing freshman Yago Zarco (Plaza Reyes Magos, Spain/Santa María Del Pilar) to score the Pioneers' fifth goal of the game.
• Zamuner intercepted a pass as Brookyln was attempting to clear the ball in the 62nd minute and he buried it into the back of the net to make it a six-goal game (6-0).
• In the 74th minute, senior James Alain (Haledon, N.J./Passaic County Technical Institute) curved the ball to the upper left corner of the net off a pass from junior Roberto Cacaci (Torino, Italy/Liceo Scientifico Galfer) for the seventh WP goal.
• The Pioneers tacked on one final goal in the 83rd minute after Cacaci cut off a Brooklyn pass and dished the ball to junior Filippo Dapelo (Genoa, Italy/Liceo Linguistico Internazionale Grazie Daledda) for the score.  

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• The eight goals were the most by the Pioneers in a game since scoring 10 in a shutout home win against CCNY on Oct. 18, 2021.
• The Pioneers moved to 4-0-2 on the year.
• It's the longest stretch without a loss to start a season for WP since the 2011 campaign when the Pioneers began the year 7-0-1.
• William Paterson improved to 3-0 at home.
• It marks the longest home win streak to start a season for the program since the 2017 team opened with three straight home victories.
• Navas recorded his first career hat trick.
• It was the first hat trick by a Pioneer since Jacob Von Gieber scored three goals in the 10-0 win against CCNY on Oct. 18, 2021.
• Alain and Nahas scored their first career goals for WP.
• Bruno and Cacaci each finished with two assists.
• Zamuner logged a goal and and his first collegiate assist.
• Dal Ferro and Nahas tallied their first career helpers for WP.
• Sophomore Ryu McKinney (Brick, N.J./Brick Township) made three saves and posted his second career clean sheet.
• William Paterson outshot Brooklyn, 37-5.

 
UP NEXT:

• The Pioneers will play host to Keystone, Wednesday, Sept. 18 at 4:45 p.m.  

 
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