SUPERIOR, Wis. – The UW-Superior men's soccer team returned to the NBC Spartan Sports Complex on Wednesday night to face the Northland College LumberJacks, kicking off the second half of their eight-game stretch Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) slate. The Yellowjackets would shutout the Lumberjacks 14-0.

After tonight's match up with the LumberJacks, the Yellowjackets now sit 6-2-2 overall and 5-0-0 in UMAC play. With their undefeated record in the UMAC, UWS holds the top spot in the standings, with Crown in second place, trailing by three points.

Nicolai Stokker (Klokkarstua, Norway/St. Hallvard) was the first to strike for the Yellowjackets in the third minute of match off a penalty kick to set the tone for the Yellowjackets.

Yellowjacket goalkeeper Patrick Sessions (Brighton, England/Brighton, Hove & Sussex Sixth Form College) got the start and is now 2-0-0 in net. Daniel Young (Chino Hills, Calif./Ruben S. Ayala) would come into the game to start the second half of the match. Neither goalkeeper was forced to make a save.  

 Match Notes

• The Yellowjackets remain unbeaten against Northland since Sept. of 2008.
• The Yellowjackets scored five goals in the first half, including quick back-to-back strikes from Stokker and Elis James (Carmarthenshire, Wales/Ysgol Bro Dinefwr) just one minute apart.
•  Joel Thomas (Cardiff, Wales/Islwyn) assisted Kyle Massingham (Nuneaton, England/Future Pro College) for the third goal, while Orlando Fetleman scored the fourth off a free kick.
• Elijah Aultman (Esko, Minn./Cloquet) rounded out the first half scoring with a deflected shot off the Northland defender for the fifth goal.
• James added a penalty kick goal early in the second half and later assisted Stokker for his second.
• Thomas would net his first of the match in the 66th minute to give the Yellowjackets a 9-0 lead.
• In the 72 minute, William Maanstroem (Oestersund, Sweden/Jaemtlands Gymnasium) from the right corner would find Theo Figueiredo (Cuiaba, Brazil/EE Marcelina de Campos) for his first of the match, and the Yellowjackets' 10th.
• Ethan Barker (Abergavenny, Wales/Crickhowell) netted a hat trick in just ten minutes, bringing the score to 13-0.
• Aultman assisted Figueiredo for his second goal, securing a 14-0 final.
• The Yellowjackets attempted 49 shots on Northlands' goalkeeper.

The Yellowjacket are back in action on Saturday, Oct. 5 when they face Martin Luther on the road. Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m. at MLC Soccer Field.