Creamed Cornell

Mt. Vernon was once the homestead of one of America's Founding Fathers and First President, George Washington. It was a place in which he sought refuge between the grueling tasks of starting this great nation and fighting the Revolutionary war. After Saturday, Luther Soccer will look kindly upon Mt Vernon as well. No, not that Mount Vernon. Luther Soccer found a refuge from the inconsistency that had plagued them so in Mt. Vernon, Iowa, home of Cornell College.
They started strong, they ended strong, and they played well in between. After slogging through a tough, wet, week of training, the boys loaded up and headed for Mount Vernon Saturday morning desperate for a win. They found one in a big way. Cornell College was outmatched from the start, and when Pyzdrowski found Case inside the six-yard box in the fifth minute for a goal that looked to careen off of Case's face/neck region and in, Luther never looked back. The first half ended with Luther on top 6-0 as two goals were tacked on from and Pyzdrowski and Castro as well as a one touch screamer from Jason Block. These were Castro and Block's first goals for Luther, a cause for celebration.
The second half began with most of the starters out for Luther, but the younger players were just as hungry and were not about to let up. First-Year players Fernandes and Rosales wach tallied the first goals of their college careers while Kessler and Esienberg had their first goals of the season. Luther's improved depth was revealed in Saturday's match, and it was a great sign of things to come as 8 different players found their name on the scoring sheet.
Steve O'Meara and the Luther defenders did what they had to do though they were unchallenged for most of the game. After only giving up two shots, neither of which was on goal, the Luther defenders probably still had fresh legs for the bus ride home. It was a great to see Luther put together a full game of soccer, connect passes, finish chances, and work hard for each other. Hopefully they can continue to rpoduce these kinds of efforts as they move forward with conference play.They will need every ounce of confidence, effort, and skill this week as they find themselves hosting 5th ranked Loras on Wednesday.