In 2024, Ashland University's men's soccer team used a 7-1-1 October to propel it to the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Tournament.
 
On Thursday (Oct. 2) night, the Eagles started October 2025 off on the right foot – a 3-0 win at Thomas More.
 
Ashland is 3-4-1 overall and 2-3 in the Great Midwest, while the Saints are 3-4-1, 2-2-1.
 
Senior forward Soshi Tanaka got the Eagle scoring going in the 14^th minute with an unassisted goal, his team-high-tying fourth of the season. In the 31^st minute, senior defender Flynn Toon's initial goal of the fall put AU on top, 2-0.
 
The scoring closed in the 83^rd minute, as junior midfielder Sergio Ruiz potted his first goal of the fall, unassisted.
 
That was more than enough offense for sophomore goalkeeper Alvaro Boned (3-4-1), who made four saves for his first clean sheet as an Eagle.
 
WRAPPING IT UP

• Ashland had a slight 11-9 shots advantage (9-4 on shots on goal).
• The Eagles took 11 of the game's 14 corner kicks. 

NEXT UP
Ashland will return to Ferguson Field on Saturday (Oct. 4) at 6:30 p.m. vs. Malone.