Mens Soccer Diarra Hat Trick Leads Fau To 3 1 Lead Over Stetson Before Lightning Delay

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Men's Soccer: Diarra Hat Trick Leads FAU to 3-1 Lead Over Stetson Before Lightning Delay

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Florida Atlantic University's (FAU) men's soccer team took an early 3-1 lead over Stetson University in their non-conference matchup on Tuesday night before the game was delayed due to lightning.

Junior forward Omar Diarra scored all three goals for FAU, giving him a team-leading six goals on the season.

Game Summary

Diarra opened the scoring in the 15th minute, taking advantage of a Stetson turnover to fire a shot into the bottom corner of the net.

He doubled FAU's lead in the 25th minute, heading in a cross from senior midfielder Blake Dean.

Diarra completed his hat trick in the 35th minute, finishing off a nice passing sequence involving Dean and junior midfielder Pedro Velazquez.

Stetson got on the board in the 40th minute when sophomore midfielder Alejandro Bermudez scored off a rebound.

The game was delayed in the second half due to lightning in the area. The game will resume on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. ET.

Quotable

"I'm really proud of our team's effort tonight," said FAU head coach Joey Worthen. "We played with a lot of energy and intensity, and we were able to create some good scoring chances. Omar had a great game, and he was able to finish his chances."

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