Locals lead Wichita Wings soccer team to dominant win in season-opening MASL game
A familiar face to the local soccer scene made the season-opening game for the Wichita Wings a rousing success over the weekend.
Wichita native Kevin Ten Eyck, a Maize graduate and former Friends University standout, netted a hat trick to lead the Wichita Wings to an 11-6 win over the Amarillo Bombers at Hartman Arena on Saturday.
It was a dominant start to the 2021-22 season, picking up right where the Wings left off after playing for the Major Arena Soccer League 2 championship in July. The Wings (1-0) will be back in action at Hartman Arena for a 5 p.m. game on Sunday, Jan. 2 against the Omaha Kings (2-0).
In Saturday’s win, Ten Eyck scored all three of his goals in the first half, including two during a second period where the Wings blitzed the Bombers for six goals to take a 7-2 lead into halftime. A pair of former area high school standouts in Collin Lawter (Wichita Southeast) and Bransyn Felty (Buhler) each scored a goal during the second period, as did the team’s player-coach Roger Downing.
Wichita extended its lead to as much as 10-2 following a third-period brace from Benji Monreal and Jared Robbins’ second goal, while Felty also added his second goal in the fourth.
Wichita Wings 11, Amarillo Bombers 6
Wichita 1 6 3 1 — 11
Amarillo 0 2 2 2 — 6
Scoring: 1. Wichita, Ten Eyck, 7:46, 1st; 2. Wichita, Lawter, 8:54, 2nd; 3. Wichita, Robbins (Henry), 6:47, 2nd; 4. Wichita, Ten Eyck (Sack), 5:37, 2nd; 5. Reyes (Carrillo), 4:52, 2nd; 6. Wichita, Felty, 3:09, 2nd; 7. Amarillo, Lima, 2:22, 2nd; 8. Wichita, Downing (Lawter), 2:01, 2nd; 9. Wichita, Ten Eyck, 0:04, 2nd; 10. Wichita, Monreal (Ten Eyck), 13:10, 3rd; 11. Wichita, Monreal, 9:43, 3rd; 12. Wichita, Robbins (Henry), 9:26, 3rd; 13. Amarillo, Olivas, 8:23, 3rd; 14. Amarillo, Reyes, 7:34, 3rd; 15. Wichita, Felty (Laking), 11:55, 4th; 16. Amarillo, Carrillo (Goulbourne), 11:03, 4th; 17. Amarillo, Lima, 8:17, 4th. Shots: Wichita, 10-10-11-4—35; Amarillo 4-9-13-18—44. Saves: Wichita, Hamersky 18-24, Parrott 3-3; Amarillo, Chavez 17-28.
This story was originally published December 20, 2021 at 6:30 AM.
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