Sein Scores Four Times as Men’s Soccer Improves to 3-0

ANKENY, Iowa—After two nerve-wracking overtime victories to start the season, Coach Gary Backous was able to breathe a bit easier Monday night during Faith's dominate performance over Central Christian College of the Bible. The Eagles jumped to a quick 3-0 lead in the first ten minutes of the game and never looked back, cruising to an 11-0 win to improve to 3-0 on the season.

Noah Zollinger got the Eagles on the board first with an unassisted goal at the 4:19 mark. Soelaweh Sein answered with the next two, giving the Eagles a comfortable 3-0 lead in the early going. Carson Odle and Joshua Forgie added two more before the half to give Faith a 5-0 lead on a gorgeous, fall afternoon in Ankeny.

The Eagles continued to look sharp in the second half, executing Coach Backous's game plan to near perfection, spreading the field and getting great touches on offense. Sein picked up right where he left off, scoring the first two goals of the second half, and the rout was on. Four more Eagles scored before the game's final buzzer: James Busenitz, Moses Amani, Jacob Stilwell, and Joel Neumann.

With the dominant performance, the Faith Eagles are looking like serious contenders in NCCAA Division II. Faith leads the nation in scoring (6.5 goals per game), is first in margin of victory (6.0), ranks third in the nation in defense (.5 goals per game), and fourth in assists per game (2.5). Individually, Soel Sein leads the nation in goals with 5.

Faith goes on the road for a pair of games this weekend. The Eagles face Barclay College (0-2) in Haviland, Kansas, on Friday night at 6 p.m., and Manhattan Christian College (1-3) in Manhattan, Kansas, on Saturday at 2 p.m.