Clan men start first NCAA Division II soccer season on the right foot

 

 
 
 

Simon Fraser University's Carlo Basso made beautiful music in the Clan's first two varsity men's soccer games of the season.

The freshman forward opened the scoring in the Clan's season opener against the University of Victoria Thursday en route to a 4-0 win.

Basso then potted two more goals in a 6-1 rout over Vancouver Island University at home on Saturday.

Basso tallied the first goal of his university career in the 13th minute, taking a long ball from Josh Bennett inside the 18-yard box and firing the eventual game-winner by the Victoria keeper to the near post.

Roman Doutkevitch added a second goal in the 28th minute. SFU scored twice more in the second half from last year's leading scorer Alex Hanne and Manvir Brar off a deflection in the 88th minute.

Hide Ozawa earned the shutout, although largely untested, as SFU outshot Victoria 20-4.

On Saturday, redshirt freshman Lucas Ferritto tallied the eventual game-winning goal at the 30-minute mark just two minutes after subbing into the game.

Bennett, Geoff Kosub, Juan Sanchez and Basso, with a pair, also scored for the Clan.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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