Second Half Onslaught Leads DePaul Past Wright State 4-1

Sunday, September 8

Chicago, Ill.

2:00 P.M.

DePaul University

2-2-1, 0-0-0

Wright State

2-3-0, 0-0-0

Wright St.

DePaul

Jayden Waski, Logan Finnegan, Jack Brennan goal celebration

Second Half Onslaught Leads DePaul Past Wright State 4-1

9/8/2024 5:22:00 PM | MEN'S SOCCER

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Four Blue Demons score as Blue Demons run past Raiders

CHICAGO – Behind four second half goals, DePaul men's soccer erased an early deficit to earn a decisive 4-1 victory over Wright State on a sunny afternoon at Wish Field. After trailing at the end of the first half, the Blue Demons scored in the 54th minute and never looked back, punching through three more times en route to their second win of the 2024 campaign.

Freshman midfielders Max Padua and Jayden Waski scored their first collegiate goals, while sophomores Noeh Hernandez and Liam Mullins posted three points apiece with a goal to go with an assist late in the second half.

DePaul (2-2-1) held an overwhelming 14-6 advantage in shots including a 4-2 edge in shots on target and 9-1 in corner kick opportunities.

How it Happened
DePaul's first chance of the day came in the 14th minute when Mullins was awarded a free kick outside the box, playing the ball deep into the defense but came up empty on the possession.

A fruitful through pass was played to the left side, ending up with Padua taking the Blue Demons' first shot of the game. The ball landed through the defense and was later cleared to midfield by the Raiders line of defense.

Wright State connected on their first goal in the 31st minute, giving the Raiders an early 1-0 advantage.

The Blue Demons kept on in their pursuit of an equalizer resulting in additional chances including a missed shot from Julian Saldana in the 35th minute that sailed just over the crossbar.

In the second half, the Blue Demons picked up the pressure quickly. Hernandez, subbed on at the intermission, took a rip at the goal early, landing just left of the cage giving DePaul a spark in the early going.

In the 54th minute, Padua found himself in the right place at the right time, hitting an intended clearance from the top of the box and finding the back of the net on an unbalanced finish. Padua's goal equalized the match 1-1 and opened the floodgates for the Blue Demon attack.

54' » GOALLL @MaxPadua1 fires home the first of his career on a broken play to equalize at Wish Field! pic.twitter.com/NCPngDr89E
— DePaul Men's Soccer (@DePaulMSOC) September 8, 2024

Shortly after, in the 66th minute, Waski deposited a goal of his own just inside the near post to give the Blue Demons a 2-1 lead. Junior center back George Wyatt was credited the assist on a beauty of a ball delivered across the field from behind the half line.

67' » WASKI CONNECTS 🔵😈@Jaydenwaski with the first of his career on the long ball in from @Georgewyatt03!

DPU 2, WSU 1 pic.twitter.com/GYjzTeBkpW
— DePaul Men's Soccer (@DePaulMSOC) September 8, 2024

In the 83rd minute, Hernandez put away a screamer with his patented left foot finish from outside of the box to all but seal the deal.

84' | Noeh said NIGHT NIGHT 🥱

First of the season for the sophomore and it's a beauty!

DPU 3, WSU 1 pic.twitter.com/0C3m838TC3
— DePaul Men's Soccer (@DePaulMSOC) September 8, 2024

Just four minutes later, Mullins found his own footing scoring off a give and go feed from Hernandez to put the cherry on top of a 4-1 triumph.

87' | MULLY on the give and go!

It's raining goals at Wish Field. Mullins connects and it's all but over here.

DPU 4, WSU 1 pic.twitter.com/aPUYNfTLzn
— DePaul Men's Soccer (@DePaulMSOC) September 8, 2024

Match Notes

Freshman Evan Jimerson and Max Padua made the first starts of their collegiate careers on Sunday.
Four goals and 14 shots both match the season-high for DePaul.
The Blue Demons picked up their first win over Wright State in the series history, now trailing 3-1 in four meetings.
Mullins recorded the third multi-point outing of his career, while Hernandez notched his fourth.

Up Next
The Blue Demons continue their homestand on Friday, Sept. 13, when Mercyhurst visits Wish Field. Kick-off is slated for 2 p.m., and the game will be live on FloFC.

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