Alfred University Athletics

First-year Justin Eaton had a great day on Sunday as he recorded his first collegiate hat-trick against a tough Baruch College team. This is Eaton’s second game with two or more goals of the season as he first got AU on the board with a penalty kick goal in the first half on Sunday. That goal brought the Saxons back within one of tying the Bearcats, who got out to an early, 2-0 lead. Eaton continued to keep the Saxon momentum high as he scored another goal just five minutes later off an assist from Matthew Wedzik. Wedzik’s pass cleared the wall of Bearcat defenders as Eaton recovered it and made a sliding shot from the far right of the net to cross into the top left corner. The third goal came just four minutes later as Mason Sanborn popped a pass up over the line of defenders that drew out the Baruch keeper. Just as the keep was about to grab the ball of the bounce, Eaton lunged forward to tap the ball with the bottom of his foot to redirect it pass the hands of the goalie for the third, unanswered Saxon goal as AU went into halftime with a 3-2 lead. Eaton totaled seven shots with five on goal on the day.