Box Score WESTON, Mass. - Junior forward Joseph Thongsythavong (Salem, Mass.) scored all four goals in the Norwich University men's soccer team's 4-0 win over Regis (Mass.) on Saturday evening in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) action.
Norwich (6-2, 4-1 GNAC) won its third straight game as Thongsythavong registered his second hat trick of the season and the fifth of his standout career in the Maroon & Gold. Thongsythavong has now scored 27 goals in 28 career games. He leads the Cadets with 10 goals and four assists this season for 24 points.
In the 15th minute, freshman Aidan Dwyer (Glastonbury, Conn.) sent a centering pass into the box, where Thongsythavong connected on a header into the net to give the Cadets the early lead. Just over six minutes later, Thongsythavong converted another scoring chance to increase the Norwich lead to 2-0.
Thongsythavong earned his hat trick in the 29th minute as he collected a loose ball and sent a diagonal shot from the left side of the field into the lower right corner of the net. Just over nine minutes into the second half, he gained possession of the ball on the left wing and sent a shot towards net that deflected into the lower left corner of the goal for his fourth tally of the night and 10th goal of the season.
Junior goalkeeper Robert Wagenseller (Poway, Calif.) recorded his fifth clean sheet of the season, stopping both shots he faced to pick up the victory in goal.
Norwich will travel to Colby Sawyer on Tuesday for a 3:30 p.m. GNAC matchup with the Chargers. The Cadets return home to Sabine Field at Haynes Family Stadium on Friday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. when they take on Univ. of St. Joseph (Conn.).
