Granville, Ohio - The newly ranked No. 1 team in the country Denison left no doubt in their Friday night match against Berea College, as the Big Red smothered the Mountaineers in a 6-0 win which featured a two-goal game from junior forward Eli Taylor. Denison moves to 5-0 while Berea falls to 0-4.

The scoring affair started off early in the 4th minute, as senior midfielder Phil Koutsaftis connected with Taylor for his first goal of the game to make it 1-0.

Denison would keep up the defensive pressure throughout the first half, and they finally broke through again in the 42nd minute as senior defensemen Henri Heyes took a penalty kick to the top left corner to make it 2-0.

Just a minute later, sophomore midfielder Colin MacDonald found the back of the net for his first goal of the season to make it a 3-0 contest. Denison led in shots at the end of the first half 14-0.

At the start of the second half, Taylor would do as he did to start the second half, delivering a strike from sophomore defensemen Kaden Kist to make it a 4-0 game. Taylor finished the game with four points.

Senior defensemen Zarius Eusebe decided to get in on the scoring action, as Kaden Kist delivered his second assist to give the Big Red a commanding 5-0 lead.

The final score of the game would come from sophomore forward Emmett O'Brien, his first career goal, and was assisted by sophomore midfielder Alex Homuth to make it a 6-0 game and would be the final score. 

The Big Red absolutely dominated the offensive side of the game, out-shooting the Mountaineers 32-1 and landing 18 shots on target. First-year goalkeeper Alex Provost records his fifth shutout of the season and has yet to be scored on in his rookie season. Assisting in keeping a clean bill for Denison was sophomore goalkeeper Ronan Kiter, who wrapped up the final third of the matchup.

Up Next for the Big Red

The men's soccer team will hit the road Wednesday, September 17, at 7 pm to take on Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio at Memorial Stadium.