NORTHFIELD, Vt. – The Norwich University men's soccer team won its season opener as the Cadets defeated Wentworth Institute of Technology, 5-0, on Saturday afternoon.

SCORING:

• NU:      Jami Lashua (1) (unassisted) 25'
• NU:      Amerle Nemeye (1) (Dante Mancini) 31'
• NU:      Mamadi Jiana (1) (Joseph Thongsythavong) 56'
• NU:      Joseph Thongsythavong (1) (unassisted) 56'
• NU:      Brayan Ramirez (1) (unassisted) 80'

SHOTS (ON GOAL):

NU:      23 (13); WIT:   12 (3)

GOALIE SAVES:

NU:      Robert Wagenseller, 3
WIT:     Liam Nasr (64:27), 7; Louis Quintero (25:33), 1

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Norwich struck first on a goal with a goal coming just over the midway point of the first half as sophomore Jami Lashua (Williston, Vt.) scored. Just under seven minutes later the Cadets increased their lead to 2-0 on a goal from senior Amerle Nemeye (Burlington, Vt.).
• At the 55:07 mark, the hosts pushed their lead to 3-0 on a goal from freshman Mamadi Jiana (Westfield, Mass.). Sixteen seconds later junior Joseph Thongsythavong (Salem, Mass.), who assisted on Jiana's goal, made it a 4-0 game. Senior Brayan Ramirez (Scottsdale, Ariz.) rounded out the scoring with a goal at 79:55.
• Sophomore Liam Nasr (Chester, N.H.) made his collegiate debut for Wentworth, making seven saves in 64:27. Junior Louis Quintero (Boston, Mass.) also made his collegiate debut, making one save in 25:33.

THE SERIES:

• Today marked the seventh all-time meeting between the two teams with Norwich holding a 4-3 series advantage.

NEXT UP:

• Wentworth (0-2) is at Colby-Sawyer on Sunday afternoon.

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