CALDWELL, Idaho – The College of Idaho men's soccer team continued its late-season surge Friday night, scoring five goals and posting a shutout in a 5-0 Cascade Collegiate Conference victory over Northwest University at Simplot Stadium.
 
The Yotes controlled play from start to finish, outshooting the Eagles 22-10 and holding a 13-2 advantage in shots on goal while earning 11 corner kicks in the decisive win.
 
The College of Idaho opened the scoring in the 19th minute when Tyler Swartz found the back of the net off a setup from Alfie Roffey. The goal was Swartz's first of the season and gave the Yotes an early 1-0 advantage.
 
Roffey added to the lead just over seven minutes later, converting a penalty kick in the 26th minute for his fifth goal of the season and a 2-0 Yotes lead entering halftime.
 
The offense continued to pour it on after the break.
 
In the 61st minute, defender Greyson Pew scored his first goal of the season off another assist from Roffey, pushing the margin to 3-0. Just under six minutes later, Mathias Christensen added his first goal of the year on an assist from Jake Anderson to make it 4-0.
 
The Yotes capped the scoring in the 85th minute when Alejandro Cortes recorded his first goal of the season, sealing the 5-0 result.
 
Roffey led the attack with a goal and two assists while putting all four of his shots on target. Five different Yotes finished with points as Swartz, Pew, Christensen and Cortes each scored, while Anderson added an assist.
 
Defensively, The College of Idaho was equally impressive. Goalkeepers Yago Gonzalez, Fynn Gehring and Tom Williams combined for the shutout, making two saves. Northwest managed just two shots on goal and did not seriously threaten the Yotes' advantage throughout the evening.
 
The victory improves momentum for The College of Idaho entering the final match of the regular season.
 
The Yotes return to action Saturday for their season finale against The Evergreen State College. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.