(WILMINGTON, Ohio) - A marvelous six goal first half propelled the Quakers to a 7-3 Senior Night win over the Pioneers on Saturday night. With the win, Wilmington clinched the 3rd seed in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) tournament. The Quakers will host the 6th seed Capital University Comets on Tuesday night, at 7:00 P.M.  

Wilmington celebrated their three seniors, forward Kaden Young, midfielder Jose Ruiz, and captain defender Connor Neidemire.  

Wilmington got on the board quickly to start the first half. In the 4th minute, Jordan Domoe found Eli Eyrich who scored for his fifth goal of the season to put the Quakers ahead 1-0. The Quakers remained in control throughout the half but did not score for 30 minutes before the barrage. In three minutes, Parker Burke recorded a hat trick. The forward scored in the 34th minute assisted by Kaden Young. Two minutes later, Burke found the back of the net again, this time assisted by Vigor Karlsson. One minute later Burke secured his hat trick with an assist from Noah Lee to put Wilmington ahead 4-0. 

Marietta scored in the 39th minute to cut the Quaker lead to 4-1. With five minutes remaining in the first half, Aidan Barnishin scored his second goal of the year off of a free kick to push Wilmington ahead 5-1 in the 41st minute. Then, with one-minute remaining, Vigor Karlsson got on the board via an assist by Noah Lee to put the Quakers up 5-1 heading into halftime.   

The Quakers outshot the Pioneers 20 to three in the first half. Wilmington also had five corner kicks to Marietta's two in the first half. 

Wilmington's goals coring continued in the second half as Burke scored for the fourth time on the night, assisted by Jace Houck. Marietta scored on a penalty kick in the 62nd minute and once more in the 89th minute as Wilmington secured a 7-3 win over the Pioneers. 

Notables 

• Parker Burke scored four goals. He finished the regular season with a team high of 14 goals. This was his first hat-trick of the season and his second multi-goal game of the year. Burke took seven shots with five on target. 

• Eli Eyrich scored his fifth goal of the season and recorded his second assist. He took two shots with one on target. 

• Aidan Barnishin scored his second goal of the year and his third assist.  

• Vigor Karlsson scored his second goal of the season along with his first assist. 

• Jordan Domoe took one shot on target. He recorded his seventh assist to lead the Quakers in the regular season. 

• Jace Houck secured his first assist of the year. He took one shot. 

• Kaden Young had his sixth assist of the season. He took four shots with one on target. 

• Erik Axelsson made one save. 

• Cameron Weirather made his third appearance of the season. 

• The Quakers took 24 shots with 13 on target. The Pioneers only had six shots with just four on frame. 

• Wilmington had 10 corner kicks, five in each half. Marietta had three corner kicks. 
   

What's Up Next 

The 3rd seed Quakers will host the 6th seed Comets at Williams Stadium on Tuesday, November 4th, at 7:00 P.M.