Box Score CHANUTE, Kan. –
Aaron Crane scored a pair of goals and
Ryan Davis posted his second shutout of the young season as Neosho shutout NEO A&M 3-0 to win their third straight Saturday night.
Both the Panthers and the Norsemen came out firing from the opening touch, showcasing high energy and up tempo offenses. The Panthers would be the first to make an impact on the game, with three goals within the first thirty minutes.
Aaron Crane started the scoring in the 11
th minute when
Aaron Strunk redirected
Nelson Landaverde's corner kick to the middle of the box and Crane found the back of the net for his second goal of the year.
Just three minutes later
Juan Ocampo scored his second goal of the year off a nifty feed from
Nelson Landaverde and the Panthers lead increased to 2-0.
Crane would add his second goal of the match in the 29
th minute off a
Juan Ocampo pass. It is Crane's first career multi-goal game
After the flurry of early goals, the score would hold into the half with the Panthers leading 3-0.
Through the rest of the match, the score would not change. Neither team could establish advantage and mount any substantial attack, though both teams continued at a high tempo.
Despite outshooting the Panthers 14-12, NEO only mustered three shots on goal, all of which were saved by Davis who earned his second career shutout and improved to 3-1-0 in goal.
The win runs their Panthers winning streak to 3 games and they improve to 3-0-1 on the year. They will wrap up their five game home stand September 10 when they host Crowder College at 7pm.