CHICAGO — Tal Levy, Nic Robinson and Jeffrey Vanegas each scored twice as Long Island University men's soccer defeated Chicago State, 8–0, Sunday at Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep.
The Sharks improved to 5–1–1 in NEC play and 5–7–1 overall, extending their unbeaten streak to six matches and recording their fourth consecutive shutout.
Robinson and Vanegas each added an assist to finish with five points, while Mika Leue contributed two assists. Bruno Mendez and Maximilian Sommer scored their first goals of the season, and Colby Ebner added an assist.
Levy opened the scoring at 6:01 before Robinson doubled the lead off a Leue assist in the 32nd minute. Vanegas finished a feed from Ebner with 22 seconds remaining in the first half, sending LIU into the break ahead 3–0.
The Sharks added five goals after halftime. Mendez scored off a Vanegas assist in the 50th minute, and Sommer converted a Robinson assist in the 65th. Robinson added his second goal in the 70th minute, again assisted by Leue, before Vanegas and Levy completed the scoring.
LIU held a 43–12 advantage in shots, including a 21–4 edge in shots on goal, and earned 11 corner kicks to Chicago State's one. Samuel Reine made one save in the first half, and Kilian Reiter stopped three shots in the second to complete the shutout.
The Sharks return home to face Le Moyne in their regular-season finale Sunday, Nov. 8, at 1 p.m. at LIU Soccer Park.
