Titans Open Season With Shutout Of Crusaders

Four different players scored as UW-Oshkosh opened its 26th men's soccer season with a 4-0 victory over Clarke College (Iowa) on Tuesday (Sept. 1) in Dubuque, Iowa.

UW-Oshkosh (1-0) put two shots into the net in each half, including Jack Borski's (Jr. • Madison) unassisted kick just 10:07 into play. Will Howell (Sr. • Waunakee) gave the Titans a 2-0 advantage when he scored off a corner kick from Andy Domer (Jr. • Brookfield) at the 32:01 mark of the game.

In the second half, UW-Oshkosh received goals from Devon Prideaux (Jr. • Eden Prairie, Minn.) and Fedja Korjenic (Sarajevo, Bosnia). Prideaux extended UW-Oshkosh's lead to 3-0 when he scored off passes from Korjenic and Howell at the 48:56 mark of the contest. Korjenic ended the Titans' scoring with help from Musa Sowe (Fr. • Gambia, West Africa) at the 64:46 mark of the match.

UW-Oshkosh attempted 17 shots, including four by Korjenic, three by Garrett O'Brien (So. • Shoreview, Minn.) and two by Borski. Clarke College (1-1) was held to just four shots, one each by Peter Bayliss, Mark Dismang, Scott Mestan and Matthew Smith. The Crusaders, who have lost all five of their matches with the Titans, had an 8-5 advantage in corner kicks.

UW-Oshkosh goalkeepers Tim Gindville (Jr. • New Lenox, Ill.) and James Pike (So. • Wauwatosa) had little work in the match as they combined to total one save. The lone save went to Gindville who played 61:46 of the contest.

Clarke College split its goal keeping duties as Luke Van Meveren played the first half and Charlie Fast the second. Fast saved three shots during his time of work and Van Meveren two.

UW-Oshkosh now turns its attention to road matches at Nebraska Wesleyan University on Saturday (Sept. 5) and Buena Vista University (Iowa) on Sunday (Sept. 6).