St. Louis – Cedric Sengl jump started the Maryville men's soccer offense with a pair of goals as the Saints opened the 2021 spring season with a 3-1 victory over Quincy Friday afternoon at Maryville Field.

What Happened – The Saints opened the scoring in the sixth minute as Mirza Hasecic took a pass from Ben Brodie and found the back of the net from 12-yards out to give Maryville an early 1-0 lead. Three minutes later, Sengl collected a pass from Ricardo Andrade and slid a shot into the lower left corner of the net to put the Saints ahead 2-0. Sengl scored his second goal of the day in the 26th minute from the top of the 18-yard box to give Maryville a 3-0 lead. The Hawks only goal of the day came after a ball was misplayed by the Saints and trickled into their own net in the 65th minute to cut the Saints advantage to 3-1.
 
Inside the Numbers – The Saints held a 10-7 advantage in shots with Sengl leading the Maryville attack with three shots. Liam Walraven claimed his first win of the year with a pair of saves.
 
Records – Maryville – 1-0-0, 1-0-0 GLVC
                   Quincy – 0-1-0, 0-1-0 GLVC
 
Up Next – The Saints welcome Truman State to Maryville Field Sunday afternoon. The game is set to begin at 2:30 p.m.