PRESCOTT, Ariz. — Embry-Riddle delivered a dominant performance Saturday, defeating OUAZ 4-0 at Varsity Field.
The Eagles improved to 9-3-3 overall and 8-1-1 in conference play behind two goals from Nitai Bental and additional scores from Kevin Yamna and Dario Ajdini.
Bental opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, heading home a pass from Zach Campbell. He added his second goal just under seven minutes later, this time finishing an assist from Yamna to give Embry-Riddle a 2-0 lead at halftime.
Yamna extended the advantage in the 61st minute, scoring off a pass from Aleksandar Mihajlovic. Just over two minutes later, Ajdini converted a penalty kick to cap the scoring.
Embry-Riddle controlled the match from start to finish, outshooting OUAZ 19-10 and holding a 12-2 advantage in shots on goal. The Eagles also earned six corner kicks compared to two for OUAZ.
Goalkeeper Sam Macdonald made one save to preserve the shutout, while the Embry-Riddle defense limited OUAZ to just two shots on target.
The Eagles will continue conference play next week at Benedictine Mesa on Thursday.
