IMMACULATA, Pa.- The Immaculata men's soccer team closed the 2017 season in emphatic fashion with a 6-0 victory over Gwynedd Mercy.  The Macs finished the season 6-10-1 with a 4-5 record in the CSAC which left them out of the CSAC playoffs on a tiebreaker to Cairn.
 
Sophomores Ricky Molz and Michael D'Orio each enjoyed the first multi-goal games of their career while junior Mark Staudenmayer and sophomore Nick Boule each scored as well.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Macs wasted no time as Molz got a header just 72 seconds into the game off a corner to put the Macs in front 1-0
-IU extended that lead in the ninth minute to 2-0 as Boule converted an opportunity.  The lead would stay 2-0 throughout the first half despite the Macs outshooting the Griffins, 10-1
-In the second half, the Macs didn't stop as Molz netted his second of the game on an assist from Boule in the 48^th minute, and just two and a half minutes later, Staudenmayer got in on the action to make it 4-0
-In the 59^th minute, D'Orio got in the scoring column, and he added his second on a pass from junior Eric Case in the 62^nd minute to get to the final of 6-0
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
-The Macs outshot the Griffins, 15-4, and had two corners to none for Gwynedd
-Goals: Molz 2 (4), D'Orio 2 (2), Staudenmayer (4), Boule (6)
-Assists: Boule (6), Case (1)
-Points: Molz 4 (8), D'Orio 4 (4), Staudenmayer 2 (9), Boule 3 (18), Case (3)
-Shots: Boule led the team with six shots
-Saves: Freshman Mikey Kalpokas had one save in the shutout