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Grayson Travis
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Winner Furman Furman (9-1-4, 2-0-1)
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VMI VMI (2-9-3, 0-3-0)
Winner
Furman Furman
(9-1-4, 2-0-1)
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Final
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VMI VMI
(2-9-3, 0-3-0)
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Furman Furman 1 2 3
VMI VMI 0 0 0

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | By: Jordan Caskey

Paladins Blank VMI To Maintain SoCon Lead, 3-0

Travis Nets First Career Goal

Lexington, Va. – Grayson Travis, Wilfer Bustamante, and Luke Hutzell each netted a goal and Connor Stout totaled two assists as 11th-ranked Furman remained unbeaten in Southern Conference play with a 3-0 shutout of VMI on Saturday afternoon at Patchin Field.
 
The victory, Furman's 42nd in 44 all-time meetings versus the Keydets, improved the Paladins to 9-1-4 overall and 2-0-1 in the conference. VMI dropped to 2-9-3 overall and 0-3 in the league.
 
Travis, a freshman from Louisville, Ky., opened the scoring with his first career goal in the 17th minute. Stout played the ball to Bustamante who served a cross to the far post for Travis to finish at the 16:50 mark.
 
Still holding to a 1-0 lead, Furman broke the game open with back-to-back scores in the final 16 minutes. Luke Munson ran onto a through ball from Ryan Wagner before laying off a pass to Bustamante to blast past the VMI goalkeeper from the top of the box in the 75th minute. Hutzell capped the scoring in the 78th minute as Braden Dunham played the ball into the box to Stout, who eluded a defender before setting up the sophomore for a shot to the far post at 77:24.
 
"I'm proud of the guys for getting the shutout on the road," said Paladin head coach Doug Allison. "Anytime you go on the road in conference play and get a shutout and score three goals it's a good result. It was nice to see Grayson get his first goal, a game-winner, and it was good to score two team goals after that. We look forward to another busy week coming up."
 
The three-goal performance was the third straight for the Paladins and fourth time in the last five matches that Furman netted at least three goals. Furman outshot the hosts 16-6 and managed an 11-2 edge in shots on goal with VMI failing to force redshirt-freshman Ivan Horvat into a save until the final minute of the match. Horvat finished with a pair of saves to record his third solo shutout of the season while Zack Murphy posted eight saves for the Keydets.
 
The Paladins step out of conference play to take on UNC Asheville on Tuesday. Kickoff at Greenwood Field in Asheville, N.C., is set for 6 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+.
 
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