Persson breaks two records in Bishops' 9-0 win over Chowan

Rocky Mount, NC - The North Carolina Wesleyan men's soccer team improved to 12-2 overall on Saturday afternoon with a 9-0 shutout of Chowan University at Scalf Field. With four goals in the contest, junior forward Danny Persson (pictured) broke two NCWC records with his 22nd goal and 50th point of the season. The previous season record for goals had been 21 by Scott Kennell in 1997, while the previous season record for points had been 47 (accomplished by three different players).

Persson scored the eventual gamewinner in the 18th minute off a cross by Robert Ivanovich.  He proceeded to complete a first half hat trick with scores in the 21st and 23rd minutes. Both goals were assisted by Arkadiusz Trochowski, who scored the Bishops' fourth goal from Persson at the 34:04 mark.  NCWC took its 4-0 lead into intermission.

In the second half, Persson broke both records less than four minutes in when he took a pass from Christopher Helms and deposited it in the back of the net.  Helms went on to score Wesleyan's next two goals, while Nicolai Laudrup and Suilabayu Fon recorded the contest's last two scores for the 9-0 final.

NCWC out-shot Chowan 47-1 on the day. CU keeper Ronnie Thompson made six saves in the losing effort, while Benjamin Kruk earned the shutout for the Bishops.

Wesleyan returns to USA South action next Saturday when they travel to Greensboro College for a 2:00 p.m. match-up with the Pride.

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