The American International College men's soccer team dominated from start to finish in an exhibition victory over Hartwick College in its first home action on Friday, September 7.

FAST FACTS:
Final score: AIC 6, Hartwick 0
Location: Abdow Field (Springfield, Massachusetts)

Winning goalie: Ioannis Iatroudis, AIC
Losing goalie: Jack Riordan, Hartwick

STATS LEADERS:
AIC:
Felipe Novelini (two goals, two assists)
Steven Hernandez (one goal, two assists)
Alexandre Frank (one goal)
Josip Validzic (one goal)
Connor Hicks (one goal)

Hartwick:
Jack Riordan (two saves)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• By the eighth minute, AIC jumped out to a 2-0 lead, off a pair of header goals from grad student Alexandre Frank and sophomore Josip Validzic.
• The lead became 3-0 by the 30^th minute when junior Steven Hernandez notched a goal.
• Junior Felipe Novelini had a pair of goals in the 38^th and 41^st minutes to give the Yellow Jackets a 5-0 lead.
• Sophomore Connor Hicks added a goal in the 59^th minute to push AIC's lead to 6-0.

BUZZWORTHY:

• AIC did not allow any Hartwick shots in the entire contest, outshooting the Hawks 27-0.

UP NEXT:

• AIC kicks off its Northeast-10 Conference slate with a home contest against the College of Saint Rose on Tuesday, September 11.

STAY CONNECTED:

• For more updates about the AIC men's soccer team, follow @AICMSOCCER on Twitter and Instagram and like AIC Men's Soccer on Facebook. For updates on all AIC Yellow Jackets teams, follow @AICAthletics on Twitter and Instagram, and like AIC Yellow Jackets on Facebook.