St. Louis, Mo. – Freshman Jimmy Doherty and senior Mirza Hasecic both notched two goals in the Maryville University men's soccer win Saturday night. The Saints exploded for five goals and took down the Missouri Baptist Spartans in the second exhibition contest of the fall by a score of 5-3.  
 
The Run of Play – The Saints struck first in the 24^th minute when leading goal scorer from the Spring, Hasecic, curled a free kick from just outside the 18-yard box past the Spartans goalkeeper. Missouri Baptist quickly equalized two minutes later, making it a 1-1 ballgame.
 
The tie lasted all of 90 seconds before Doherty headed in his first goal as a Saint off a Cedric Sengl free kick in the 27^th minute, giving Maryville a 2-1 lead. Missouri Baptist answered in the 31^st minute with a close-range strike to tie the game, 2-2.
 
In the 44^th minute, Carter Reiss floated a perfectly weighted ball to the back post for Doherty to hit a one-timer past the keeper and give the Saints a 3-2 lead before the halftime break.
 
Maryville picked up right where they left off in the 46^th minute when Sengl whipped another free kick into the box, this time finding the head of Dom Riggio and giving David Korn's team a commanding 4-2 lead.
 
The Saints finished off the Spartans in the 80^th minute when a scramble broke out in front of the goal and Hasecic poked it in to make the score 5-2. Missouri Baptist added a goal in the 89^th minute, but Maryville came out on top, 5-3.
 
Inside the Numbers – Maryville unloaded 21 shots on the game, 12 of which were on frame.
 
Next Up – The Saints wrap up exhibition play on Saturday, Aug. 28 against Tiffin University at home. The contest against the Dragons will be at Maryville Field at 5:00 p.m.