Hawks dominate Birmingham-Southern in season opener

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Huntingdon men's soccer team opened the season with a 5-1 victory over Birmingham-Southern on Wednesday night.

The win was Huntingdon's second straight against the Panthers. Huntingdon earned its first NCAA-era win against Birmingham-Southern last season.

In 10 games since the two teams began competing as Division III opponents in 2009, this was the Hawks' largest margin of victory. Huntingdon has outscored Birmingham-Southern a combined 9-3 in the last two meetings.

The Hawks started strong on Wednesday, with Hunter Hall scoring two goals in the first 14 minutes of the game. A goal by Thad Lievens in the 29^th minute helped Huntingdon take a 3-1 lead into halftime.

The Hawks added their final two goals in the first nine minutes of the second half. Austin Priemer scored in the 53^rd minute and Sammy Sanchez made it 5-1 in the 54^th minute.

Records: Huntingdon (1-0); Birmingham-Southern (0-1)

Huntingdon Stats

Goals: Hunter Hall (2), Thad Lievens (1), Austin Priemer (1), Sammy Sanchez (1)

Shots On Goal: Hunter Hall (3), Austin Priemer (2), Sammy Sanchez (2), Kelan LeBlanc (1), Taylor Bradley (1), Thad Lievens (1)

Goalkeeper: Joshua Burton -- 5 saves and 1 goal allowed in 90:00

Coming Up: Huntingdon plays at LaGrange on Saturday at 4 p.m. (Central).