GRANVILLE, Ohio (October 2, 2021) – Vitor Rocha netted two goals and an assist to help lead the Denison University men's soccer team to a decisive 6-0 victory over Allegheny College on Saturday during Big Red Weekend.

It was the first North Coast Athletic Conference win of the season for Denison, which improved to 5-3-1 overall and 1-1 in the NCAC while Allegheny fell to 4-6 and 0-2.

Rocha assisted on the first goal of the match to Ethan Miracle less than nine minutes in, and then the junior from Sao Paulo, Brazil, scored himself less than 10 minutes later off an assist by Pierre de la Croix-Vaubois.

Rocha then made it 3-0 with his second goal and fifth point of the match seven minutes into the second half, but the Big Red were not done yet.

Cole Trigg assisted a goal by Rohan Tripathy in the 61st minute, Lucas Lilley scored in the 62nd minute, and then Luca Vicinelli scored in the 69th minute for Denison's third goal in less than eight minutes and fourth goal of the second half.

Rocha and Miracle are now tied for the team lead in goals on the season with five apiece while Vicinelli netted his fourth goal of the year and Lilley and Tripathy both scored their first.

The Big Red defense, meanwhile, held Allegheny to only one shot in both halves as starting goalkeeper Dylan Brown made one save through his 70-plus minutes of action before Tommy Prokos also made one save in his nearly 20 minutes of playing time.

Head Coach Brandon Bianco spoke after the win during his first Big Red Weekend, "We are really happy to get three points today with a contribution from nearly everyone on the roster. We look forward to continuing to attack conference play with the focus and intensity we had today."

The Big Red will try to make it two conference wins in a row as they have a week to get ready to host Kenyon College at 7 p.m. on Saturday, October 9.