ANDERSON, S.C. – An aggressive offense in the opening minutes of the match gave the third-ranked Nova Southeastern Sharks an early lead and NSU never looked back, defeating the Anderson Trojans 2-0 to begin their 2022 campaign. Floris van Nijnanten and Alberto Rentero each found the back of the net, while Eduardo D'Avino earned a clean sheet in his Sharks debut.

INSIDE THE MATCH
SCORE: No. 3 Nova Southeastern 2, Anderson 0
RECORDS: No. 3 Nova Southeastern (1-0), Anderson (0-1)
LOCATION: Anderson, S.C. |Trojan Stadium
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Sharks opened the game with an aggressive offensive approach, as Michael Lawrence and Christian Gorski each attempted shots in the first ten minutes.
• Floris van Nijnanten scored the first goal of the 2022 season for Nova Southeastern, finishing a brilliant strike from distance to beat the keeper to the top of the net.
• In the 26^th minute, Aleks Berg had a penalty shot opportunity – looking to extend the NSU lead – but it was turned away by the Trojans keeper.
• After being subbed in for Nick Brisevac in the 40^th minute, Theo Oherwall made his presence felt immediately, taking a shot-on-goal but it was stopped by Anderson.
• Nova Southeastern took two more chances on goal in the closing minutes of the first half but went into the break holding on to their 1-0 lead.
• Following the halftime break, Anderson came out with three shots-on-goal in the first four minutes of the second half, but Sharks keeper Eduardo D'Avino turned each chance away.
• Berg and Paul Boos each attempted shots on net for NSU, but were unable to capitalize, as the score remained 1-0 into the 64^th minute.
• Alberto Rentero extended the Sharks lead to 2-0 in the 73^rd minute, finding the back of the net after a second effort following a deflection.
• D'Avino recorded four saves, completely shutting down Anderson, as he blanked the Trojans for his first win and shutout of the season.

STATS OF THE MATCH

• Nova Southeastern outshot Anderson 7-3 in the first half, including holding a 6-1 advantage in shots-on-goal.
• Six different Sharks attempted a shot-on-goal in the first half.
• Eduardo D'Avino earned the first shutout of his Sharks career in his first game as the keeper for Nova Southeastern.

UPCOMING
No. 3 Nova Southeastern continues its season-opening road trip with a match against the Cobras of Coker on Sat., Aug. 27, hosted by Anderson. Kick-off is set for 5 p.m.