By Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information

Toledo, Ohio---Four different players scored as the Owens Community College men's soccer team cruised past Cuyahoga Community College 4-1 at home today.

Owens controlled play for most of the first half, which led to a pair of solid shots on goal from Reiss Liggitt (Seminole/Birmingham, England) and Trae Green (Blessed Pope John Paul II C.S.S./Scarborough, Ontario, Canada) that were saved by Cuyahoga's John Paul Duff.

However, Josiah McCloud (Monclova Christian/Toledo, Ohio) broke free along the right side as he had done much of the first half and crossed a ball to Akeem McCarthy (Cornwall College/Montego Bay, Jamaica), who scored at the 35 minute mark to give Owens a 1-0 lead.

Neither team was able to score the rest of the half before Owens broke out with three more goals in the second half to seal the game.

The first came 11 minutes into the second frame when Green took a pass from McCarthy and gave Owens a two-goal cushion. The lead became three just before the 58th minute when Green threw a ball in to Hector Aguirre Jr. (Rossford/Rossford, Ohio), who scored his third goal of the season.

With his team down three, Cuyahoga's Jacob Marianut scored with just over 13 minutes left.

McCloud closed the scoring with a goal via a pass from Liggitt in the 87th minute.

Kyle Rowan (Perrysburg/Perrysburg, Ohio) stopped three of four shots on goal for Owens. Duff made 11 saves for the visitors.

Owens, which nearly picked up its third straight shutout, improved to 7-7 overall and 3-2 in Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC) play with the win. They will host Jackson College at 3 p.m on Saturday.

Notes

Owens played today without leading scorer Matt Almester (St. John's Jesuit/Rossford, Ohio), who has 11 goals on the season. He is expected back soon.

Meanwhile, McCarthy took over second place on the team in goals scored with his fifth of the season today, while also adding his third assist. Liggitt's assist was his fourth of hte season. Aguirre Jr. picked up his third goal, while Green added his second. 

Those five players account for the top five goals scorers for Owens this year.

After losing three straight, Owens has now won three straight by a combined score of 11-1 heading into Saturday's match against Jackson. Owens defeated Jackson 1-0 on Sept. 2.