HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville men's soccer team cruised to victory on Friday night, rolling past visiting Shorter 4-1 at Charger Park. UAH improves to 4-8-0 (2-3-0 Gulf South Conference), while Shorter slips to 4-5-1 (3-1-1 GSC).
 
Turning Point
-James Narke broke a 1-1 tie just over eight minutes into the second half as he scored his second of the night. Ian Dempsey and Hermann Bjornsson earned the assists on the score.
 
Inside the Box Score
-Narke opened the scoring in the 11th minute as he fired from long-range into the middle of the goal for an unassisted goal.
-Shorter responded just over five minutes later in the 16th when Mauricio Rancel assed on Darwin Lom's strike that leveled the contest at 1-1.
-Bjornsson added to UAH's lead in the 62nd when he scored from Tucker Watts, putting the Chargers ahead 3-1.
-Huntsville's Daniel Buchanan proceeded to ice the contest when he combined with Bjornsson to make it a 4-1 game in the 66th.
-Myles Fullen made one save to earn the victory in goal for the Chargers.
-UAH held a wide 18-5 edge in shots on the night, and the team also maintained a 7-2 edge in shots on goal.
-UAH held a 5-4 advantage in corners on the night.
 
Noteworthy
-Narke's goals represent his team-best seventh and eighth of the season, and the eight goals have come in the past seven games for the junior transfer.
-The showing is Narke's third multi-goal performance of the season as he also scored twice against Delta State on Sept. 30 and Union on Oct. 7.
-Bjornnson's night that included a goal and two assists matches his season-best in points as he also recorded four in the Blue and White's win over King on Sept. 17.
-Bjornsson's point total moves to 13 as the senior has five goals and three assists on the season.
-The goal for Buchanan is the Huntsville native's first of the season, and it is his fifth career score. Additionally, it is the first non-game-winning goal of the junior's tenure at UAH.
-Narke's goal in the 11th minute is the earliest goal scored by the Chargers this season. The previous mark was when UAH scored in the 14th minute of the game against Delta State.
 
Next Time Out
-The Chargers will wrap up the home slate on Sunday when Lee visits for a 3:30 p.m. contest. UAH's three seniors Hermann Bjornsson, Ian Dempsey, and Nathan Strouth will be honored in a ceremony prior to the match.