WORCESTER, Mass. - Clark men's soccer (4-3-3) erupted for four second half goals as the scarlet and white came away with a convincing 4-0 victory over Worcester State (1-6-1) on Wednesday night from Granger Field.

How it Happened

• Sophomore Charles Lopez nearly gave an early lead with a shot that hit the post in the fourth minute and later in the half, senior William Lopez hit the crossbar.
• Junior Ben Siegel saw his shot saved in the 19th minute by Zach Nelson before junior Diego Marin tallied his first save of the match off a shot from Christian Munoz.
• Before the half, senior Tyler Manley and Charles Lopez each had their shots stopped as the teams entered the locker room tied at 0-0.
• William Lopez gave Clark a 1-0 edge in the 48th minute with a hesitation move and beat the goalie to the right.
• In the 51st minute, Lopez found Siegel across the pitch and Siegel buried the shot to extend the Cougars lead to 2-0.
• Senior Lucas Saia extended Clark's advantage to 3-0 with a strike after getting around a Lancer defender and curled the ball into the back of the net in the 58th minute.
• After Marin stopped another shot, sophomore Nico Carrillo collected a loose ball from outside the box and buried it over the goalie's head as the Cougars came away with a 4-0 victory.

Inside the Box Score

• Clark attempted 27 shots, with 10 going on target, and earned four corner kicks.
• William Lopez recorded his first goal and assist of the season, going down as his seventh and ninth as a Cougar.
• Siegel registered his sixth goal of the year and seventh of his career.
• Saia tallied his sixth goal of the campaign and ninth in the scarlet and white.
• Carillo netted his first goal of the season and second of his career.
• Marin recorded two saves and tallied his fourth shutout of the year.

What's Next
The Cougars will be back in action on Saturday when they welcome MIT to Granger for a home NEWMAC contest beginning at 1:00 p.m.