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Romeoville, Ill. - The No. 5 Lewis University men's soccer team scored a season-high five goals, led by a tally and two assists by freshman midfielder Alexandro Ayala (South Holland, Ill./Thornwood), en route to the 5-0 Great Lakes Valley Conference victory over William Jewell at Lewis Stadium on Sunday (Oct. 20) afternoon.

The Flyers' previous season-high came in a 4-0 win over Maryville on September 27th. It is also the most goals scored by a Lewis squad since a 7-0 whitewash of Kentucky Wesleyan on October 9, 2011.

"We came out and played well," Lewis head men's soccer coach Evan Fiffles said. "In the second half, we obviously finished our opportunities.

"It was a good 90 minutes, which is exactly what we needed."

With the win, Lewis improves to 9-1-4 on the campaign and 8-1-3 in GLVC action, while the Cardinals drop to 5-10 on the season and 3-9 in conference play.

Lewis also received tallies from junior defender Michael Pyle (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard South), junior forward George Thomson (Kilmarnock, Scotland/Reid Kerr College), senior forward Cristhian Ramirez (Wheeling, Ill./Wheeling) and sophomore forward Robert Zieba (Lockport, Ill./Lockport). Flyer sophomore midfielder Luke Comerouski (Itasca, Ill./Christian Liberty Academy) pitched in two assists.

Lewis goalkeepers Alec Pickett (Mokena, Ill./Providence ) and Omar Ramirez (Houston, Texas/Elsik) made a total of five saves to preserve the Flyers' eighth shutout of the season. Ramirez made three saves, while Pickett stopped two Cardinal shots.

William Jewell netminder Shane Van Hooser made seven stops for the Cardinals.

As a team, Lewis outshot William Jewell, 26-15, including a 13-5 advantage in shots on goal.

Lewis returns to action on Friday (Oct. 25), as the Flyers travel to Rolla, Mo., to square off with Missouri S&T for a 7:30 PM kickoff .