Andres Garcia’s hat trick leads Huskies past Northern Michigan

Sunday, October 3

St. Cloud, Minn.

2:30 p.m.

St. Cloud State

3-6-1, 2-4-0

Northern Michigan

1-6-2, 1-4-1

Northern Mich.

St. Cloud St.

Photo by: Kylie Macziewski

Andres Garcia’s hat trick leads Huskies past Northern Michigan

10/3/2021 5:35:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Freshman forward Andres Garcia recorded the first hat trick in St. Cloud State Men's Soccer history to lead SCSU over Northern Michigan by a 3-1 final on Sunday evening. All three of Garcia's goals came in the second half in the 49th, 53rd and 70th minutes. The Huskies' forward pushed his goal count to seven, with four on the weekend and six in his last four games. Matthew Janke made four saves to earn the win, while Noah Kantorowicz recorded two assists.

TURNING POINT

Just under 15 minutes after Northern Michigan cut the Huskies' lead to one in the second half, Bryant Alexander passed the ball ahead to Andres Garcia as the latter slashed his way into the right side of the box. Garcia made a great move then finished strong with the right, beating the keeper for his third goal of the game.

TOP HUSKIES

• Andres Garcia provided the first hat trick in Huskies history while putting four shots on goal.
• Noah Kantorowicz tallied two assists while Charlie Pritchard, Vukota Mastilovic and Bryant Alexander each added one.
• Matthew Janke posted four saves to earn the win.
• Eddie Saydee and Vukota Mastilovic each logged 90 minutes on the pitch.

NOTES

• Andres Garcia scored four goals on the weekend and owns six markers in his last four games.
• The Huskies led 10-5 in shots on goal.

QUOTABLES

St. Cloud State Men's Soccer Head Coach Sean Holmes

"A theme of the year has been our quest for constant improvement, and today that happened again. Even the difference between us managing the second half with a lead as opposed to how we did on Friday night was remarkably improved, and that's what we've been striving for every day. As for Andres Garcia scoring seven goals in conference play, his hat trick today was outstanding. I think we're seeing the benefit of teams organizing their defenses for Emmanuel Iwe, and it's creating opportunities for other guys. The back four – Charlie Pritchard with the great assist, the leadership of Eddie Saydee, the aerial power of Vukota Mastilovic and the relentless effort and energy of Bryant Alexander was really good. I thought Matthew Janke had a really solid game. I was disappointed with the goal because we let them back into it, but the difference between tonight and Friday was that it didn't turn into two or three goals. These Sunday games in the GLIAC are really tough. Whether you're at home or traveling, to put in two monumental efforts every weekend is hard work. Most importantly, our goal was to make collegiate soccer a fun event for our fans, and I think we've done that now. Scoring five goals over the course of the weekend was good, and I think its what people want to see. I'm pleased with the spectacle we provided."

UP NEXT

St. Cloud State continues their homestand with a game against Upper Iowa on Saturday, October 9. The game will start at 3:00 p.m. CST and will be broadcast on the NSIC Network.

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