DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.— The No. 22 Embry-Riddle men's soccer team picked up their eighth win of the season Friday night at Embry-Riddle Soccer Stadium by defeating Milligan College (Tenn.), 4-0. The Eagles 8-3-1 (4-1-0) used three goals from three different players in the first half and a goal in the second to shut out the Buffaloes 8-4-1 (5-0-0).

Embry-Riddle dominated much of the possession in the first half of play, but was unable to strike until the 18th minute. Sophomore Nicklas Petersson used nifty footwork to beat one defender then faked a pass and spun around another on the right side of the pitch just inside the 18-yard box. Petersson carried the ball towards the goal and was able to get a shot off that beat Milligan goalkeeper Alex Haun to put the Eagles up 1-0.

It wasn't long before the Eagles struck again, when they went up 2-0 on the Buffaloes just two minutes later in the contest. Kamil Balcerzak's shot was blocked just outside the box, but luckily for ERAU, the ball was deflected right to senior Michael Donald who was able to get off a pass to Viktor Gudnason wide open in front of the goal for the Eagles.

The Eagles went up by another score in the 39th minute of play after Anel Coralic was fouled on the right side of the pitch just outside the 18-yard box. Ally MacDonald elected to take the free kick for ERAU and blasted a shot with his left foot past the Milligan wall of defenders and towards the goal. Haun was able to get a piece of it, but it rolled through his legs for the third goal of the half for the Blue and Gold.  

ERAU out shot Milligan 9-4 in the first half and went into the locker room with a 3-0 lead.

The Blue and Gold picked up right where it left off as play began in the second half. Six minutes in, the Eagles seemingly put the game away with their fourth goal of the match. ERAU earned another free kick about 25 yards out and junior Sam Fairhurst elected to take the kick. He sent a beautiful ball towards the far post that met MacDonald for a header and his second goal of the night.

With ERAU up 4-0, frustration began to set in for the Buffaloes. Nimely Robertson was issued a caution just a minute after the Eagles scored their fourth goal and then was issued a second caution just five minutes later. Robertson was sent off and Milligan was forced to play with a man down with 33 minutes left in the half and the Eagles looked to be in complete control of the pitch from there on out.

Milligan played well with only 10 men on the pitch, keeping the Eagles from scoring again in the match. However, the Buffaloes were unable to pressure the stifling Eagle defense for the remainder of the game and ERAU came away with the shutout victory.  

Nils Carlson, the Eagle keeper, picked up his sixth shutout of 2011 with four saves on the night. The Eagles outshot the Buffaloes 21-6 and bested them in corner kicks 4-2.

The Eagle men will play again on Wednesday, Oct. 19 when they travel to Opa Locka, Fla. to take on Florida Memorial University at 3:30 p.m in a pivotal Sun Conference match up.