DANVILLE, Ky. – The first home match of 2024 for Centre men's soccer was a rainy affair that ended with a 2-0 win over Elmhurst University on Friday night.  

The Colonels are winners of three-straight matches and enter the rest of the Bob Allen Nissan Classic with a 3-0 record. 

GAME HIGHLIGHTS   
- The first half was about as tight and even as a match could get. Both teams got two shots on goal and both were stopped by the keepers. The Colonels had a slight edge in total shots 8-5 and held the ball for 56 percent of the opening frame. 
- Senior Taylor Nelson notched his first goal of the season in the 55th minute to pull ahead in the stalemate. A corner kick from Alec McAlister landed perfectly on target, in this case Nelson's head, and then went into the net to make the score 1-0 in favor of the Gold & White. 
- In the 60th minute, Ryan O' Hara sent a ball left to Drew Davidson who sent the ball between two defenders and past a leaping keeper in the final goal of a 2-0 win for Centre. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE   
- Drew Davidson has scored a goal in all three matches so far this season. It is the first time in his career the senior has scored in consecutive games. 
- Brendan Egan played all 90 minutes in goal for Centre and stopped 10 shots. It is just the second time in his career that he stopped double-digit attempts.  
- A total of 10 Colonels took at least one shot. Davidson was the only member of the Gold & White with multiple attempts as he tallied four. 
- Ryan O'Hara's assist was the first of his collegiate career and Alec McAlister's helper was his second of the season. 
- The Colonels continue to build on the squad's best start since 2018, when Centre won six-straight matches to open the season and went on to make the NCAA Tournament. 

UP NEXT   
The Gold & White return to Amend Field on Sunday to close out the 35th Annual Bob Allen Nissan Classic. Centre will play host to Wilmington College at 2:15 p.m.