READING, Pa. – The Penn State Berks men's soccer team dominated Bryn Athyn in a non-conference matchup on Thursday afternoon, winning 6-1. The Nittany Lions scored three times in each half and outshot the Lions, 22-2. Caleb Fatkin and Sebastian Restrepo each scored twice to pace the offense.
After a pair of shutouts to open the season, the floodgates opened for Berks in Thursday's contest. Fatkin scored the opener in the sixth minute, taking a shot from the left side that beat Bryn Athyn keeper Troy Billinslea high to the post.
Bryn Athyn quickly responded, scoring a goal just 62 seconds later on a header by Nathan Scavo.
The scored stayed 1-1 for the next half hour until Restrepo netted his first goal in the 35th minute thanks to a cross from Gavin Dai. Just eighteen seconds later, Dai scored his own goal after Nicholas McMasters set him up right at the goal mouth. That sent the Nittany Lions into the intermission with a 3-1 advantage.
Berks again scored in quick succession early in the second half. Fatkin and Restrepo scored 50 seconds apart in the 49th and 50th minutes, respectively. Fatkin took advantage of a turnover inside the box to bury his second goal of the game. Restrepo also scored from in close, battling a Bryn Athyn defender before scoring to make it 5-1.
Jake Fought rounded out the scoring with his 75th minute goal.
Fought, Restrepo, Fatkin and David Kayihura each had two shots apiece to lead the team.
Berks returns to home action on Saturday afternoon when it hosts Delaware Valley at 1 p.m.
