MONTEVALLO, Ala. – No. 21 University of Montevallo men's soccer team (3-0) dominated from start to finish against Newberry College (0-2) and won convincingly 4-0. The Falcons allowed just four shots from Newberry all of which came from outside the 18-yard box. All three of the Falcons goalkeepers saw action in the shutout with the majority of the game going to freshman Brendan Ledgeway (York, England/All Saints) who made one save in 60 minutes of action.

Senior's David Esser (Birmingham, Ala./Oak Mountain) and Brandon Land (Marietta, Ga./Marietta) split the rest of the time with Esser playing 21 minutes without having to make a save and Land playing the final seven minutes and making two saves.

UM's defensive line was outstanding as they won almost every ball in the air over the Newberry forwards.

The Falcon offense exploded with a season-high 22 shots including 12 on goal. Just under 20 minutes into the game junior Phil Jackson (Lincolnshire, England/Queen Elizabeth's) sent a 45 yard pass into the box which bounced over the keepers head and gave the Falcons a 1-0 lead. Senior Austin McIntosh (Sheffield, England/All Saint Catholic) was credited with the assist.

Just over 21 minutes later senior James Steer (Sheffield, England/Westfield School) streaked down the right side and sent a cross into the box that was collected by fellow senior Michael Riggle (Louisville, Ky./St. Xavier). Riggle made a few cuts and beat a pair of Newberry defenders and then slipped one by a diving keeper to give the Falcons a 2-0 lead.

The Falcons ended the first half up 2-0 and leading in shots 9-2. UM also won seven corners in the half compared to Newberry's one.

Just over seven minutes into the second half Nathaniel Foster (Brampton, Ontario/Humberview Secondary School) sent a throughball to Milan Pualic (Subotica, Serbia/Srednja Ekonosmka Skola School) who crossed it over the box to Alex Ghoja (Elkmont, Ala./Bob Jones) who sent it past the keeper for the Falcons third goal of the game.

Just barely two minutes later Foster struck again as Gary O'Neill (Dublin, Ireland/Presentation College) sent a throughball past the defense which Foster used to beat the keeper for the Falcons final goal.

UM outshot the Wolves 13-2 in the second half and had many near-misses.

The Falcons will return to action Saturday, Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m. as they host No. 8 Flagler College in their Peach Belt Conference opener.