The Justice

Media Credit: David Sheppard-Brick Men's soccer forward Ben Premo '09 leaps for control of the ball during the team's 5-0 win over Endicott College.

The men's soccer team was able to temporarily quell any lingering doubts about its offensive attack early in its season opener against Endicott College at home last Saturday.

Last season, the Judges scored a total of only 26 goals, never topping the three-goal plateau in any individual contest, but they began this season scoring two goals in the first 10 minutes of play en route to a 5-0 shutout of the Gulls.

Forward Ben Premo '09 led the way with his fourth career hat trick, notching his 29th, 30th, and 31st career goals along with his 81st career point, making him the eighth-highest scorer in team history. He has already eclipsed his two-goal season total from 2007.

Premo's first goal came just 3 minutes, 52 seconds into the match when he received a header from rookie midfielder Luke Teece '12 and shot the ball past Endicott rookie goalie Nicholas Allman into the back left side of the net.

Teece recorded his second assist less than five minutes later when he pushed the ball up the right side before feeding midfielder Patrick Metelus '10 with a pass that Metelus placed inside the near post to give the Judges the early two-goal lead.

"It's good to get off to a solid start and win like that," Teece said. "The first goal I set up was a halfway decent pass that was fortunate enough to get in, and then the second one was just hard work down the line. I just whipped it over and hoped for the best, and [Metelus] was there and he put it in."

Premo's re-emergence continued early in the second half. Less than four minutes in, midfielder Corey Bradley '10 centered a ball for Premo off the left side. Premo fired off the crossbar but then headed in his own rebound to put the Judges ahead 3-0.

Premo secured the hat trick in the 73rd minute when he got behind the defense and struck the ball into the back of the net. Rookie forward Alex Farr '12 was credited with the Judges' second goal in the 82nd minute.

"It feels good to start off like this," Premo said. "We're more enthusiastic about the season. Everyone's ready to go, and our energy is real high right now, along with our confidence."

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