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Hammel leads Men's Soccer past Menlo 4-0
10/10/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
SANTA CRUZ -- The UCSC Men's Soccer team continued its unbeaten streak on Thursday, topping
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| 10/10/02 Freshman Forward Marcus Hammel scored 3 goals on Thursday, and leads UCSC with 11. Photo by Michael Rupp |
Menlo College 4-0. Freshman Forward Marcus Hammel scored 3 goals in a 11-minute timespan during the first half. Junior Midfielder Josh Lederer added another goal in the second half, as Menlo College never threatened.
Hammel, just 13 games into his career at UC Santa Cruz, has already scored 11 goals and accumulated 23 points. Fellow Freshman Forward Bryan Baird also continued his strong play, assisting on Hammel's second goal. Baird is second in points for UCSC with 15.
The team has not given up a goal since the second half of a game against Fontbonne College on September 12. That game was the starting point of a nine-game unbeaten streak which has seen the Slugs win eight games and earn a draw against then-number 1 ranked University of Redlands. During that stretch, UCSC has outscored its opponents by an incredible 30-1 margin.
Against Menlo, the Slugs didn't even allow a shot on goal.
For the season, the team has only given up 5 goals and has just five matches left in their season. The school-record for fewest goals allowed was set by last year's squad with 12. Senior Goalkeeper Daniel Chamberlain has an unpredented .327 goals against average this season, having given up only 4 goals in 1100 minutes of playing time.
The team plays its next game this Sunday against Alliant International. Match start time is set for 12:00 PM.
