Kieran Richards scores a brace to lead the way for the Bucs

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Aug. 25, 2022) – Behind a brace by senior forward Kieran Richards (Hamilton, New Zealand), the ETSU men’s soccer team opened the David Lilly era with a 4-0 win over Longwood on Thursday night inside Summers-Taylor Stadium.

SCORING

• 24’ – Junior forward, Tarik Pannholzer (Flensburg, Germany) opened the 2022 goal account for the Bucs.
• 34’ – Junior midfielder, Gabriel Ramos (Sao Paulo, Brazil) scored his first goal of the season, assisted by Lucas Lightner (Clarksville, Tenn.)
• 46’ – Senior forward, Kieran Richards (Hamilton, New Zealand) scored his first of the game, assisted by Carlos Portas (Barcelona, Spain).
• 78’ – Kieran Richards netted his second of the game for the Bucs.

MATCH SUMMARY

• Longwood recorded five shots in the first half, but only recorded one on target which was stopped by goalkeeper Cole Hunter (Mount Juliet, Tenn.).
• The Lancers recorded four corner kicks in the first 45 minutes.
• Opening the goal tally in the 24^th minute, Tarik Pannholzer scored his first of the season after a record 2021 campaign.
• Only 10 minutes later, the Bucs opened the score to 2-0, when Lightner slid his way to assist Ramos.
• In the first kicks of the second half, Portas found Richards who smashed one past the keeper for his first goal in the 46^th
• In the final 15 minutes of the game, Richards sealed the game for the Bucs and recorded his brace in the 78^th
• The Bucs recorded all three corner kicks in the second half and out-shot the Lancers, 6-3.

QUICK KICKS

• Three different Bucs scored.
• Senior forward, Kieran Richards scored a brace to lead the way.
• ETSU out-shot the Lancers 12-8.
• The Blue and Gold start 1-0 in David Lilly era.

UP NEXT 

The Bucs will host Davidson Sunday afternoon in Summers-Taylor Stadium, with kickoff set to be at 4 p.m.