Greenville, S.C. – Four Paladins found the back of the net en route to a 6-0 Furman victory over VMI in Southern Conference men's soccer action on Senior Night Friday evening at Stone Soccer Stadium.
 
Freshman Jake Raine and sophomore Shaun-Chris Joash each tallied their fifth goal of the season to stake the Paladins to a 2-0 lead in the opening 16 minutes. Josh Hosie and Miles Fenton setup Raine for a shot into the lower left-hand corner at the 10:26 mark before Joash curled his shot into the far right-hand corner from the left side of the box at 15:37 on an assist from Sam Miller.
 
After an own goal upped the margin to 3-0 in the 64^th minute, Furman got a boost from its reserves as Giovanni Lagnerini netted a pair of goals and freshman Zaye Zezulka scored his first goal as a Paladin. Lagnerini took a Dylan Lane pass on the left side of the box and tucked his shot away towards the far corner at the 73:38 mark. Less than four minutes later, Zezulka converted off of a pass from Garrett Singletary for his first collegiate tally. Lagnerini capped the scoring at 82:39 when he rounded the left side of the VMI defense and finished to the right corner past a charging goalkeeper.
 
"It was a great night to celebrate our seniors," said head coach Doug Allison. "We're excited to get the three points and a SoCon victory, and I'm really happy we were able to give some guys a rest and get playing time for so many young players tonight."
 
Ben Hale made three saves in goal before giving way to fellow senior Tommy Cissel in the 74^th minute. Broden Schull stopped six shots in the loss for the Keydets.
 
Furman (6-1-0, 4-0-0 SoCon) managed a 26-6 advantage in total shots and 12-3 edge in shots on goal. The Paladins' six goals were their most since an 8-0 win over VMI (2-7-0, 0-4-0 SoCon) on October 13, 2018, at Stone Stadium.
 
Following a trip to Nashville, Tenn., to face Belmont in a crucial SoCon match on Tuesday, Furman returns home to host Wofford in the regular season finale on Thursday, April 1, at 7 p.m.