Junior Adam Pluszczyk scored twice to lead the Case Western Reserve University men's soccer team to a 3-0 victory over Marietta College at Marietta Field in Marietta, Ohio, on Wednesday afternoon.
With the win, the Spartans improved to 6-0-1 in 2025, while the Pioneers dropped to 3-4-1
Stats and Standouts
- Pluszczyk is the first Spartan to score multiple goals in a single game this season
- Junior Ohta Kamiya netted his fourth goal of the season early in the second half
- Senior Bradley Winter earned his sixth shutout of 2025, saving one shot in 90 minutes
First Half
- Pluszczyk scored first just three minutes into the contest
- A Spartan throw-in near the corner was sent toward the six-yard box
- The Marietta goalkeeper went to the ground to field the ball, surrounded by CWRU attackers
- Pluszczyk was able to get a foot on the ball and push it past the goal line for the score
- It was his third goal of the season
- CWRU had a 7-4 edge in shots in the first period and a 4-1 advantage in shots on goal
Second Half
- Pluszczyk contributed to the team's second goal of the match, drawing a foul in the box that resulted in a penalty kick in the 52nd minute
- Kamiya converted from the spot for the third time this season, doubling the Case Western Reserve lead early in the second period
- He is now one shy of tying the program record for converted penalty kicks in a season
- Around the hour mark, the Spartans threatened again, attempting three shots within a minute, including two on target
- Marietta's lone chance in the half came in the 70th minute on a blocked shot
- CWRU put the game away in the 81st minute on Pluszczyk's second goal of the game
- Pluszczyk and junior Sean Wilson had a two-on-one situation heading into the box
- Wilson passed to Pluszczyk, who fired a low shot into the corner for the score
- Wilson earned his first career assist, and Pluszczyk had the first multi-goal game of his career
Spartan Notes
- CWRU improved to 5-1-1 against Marietta since 2001, including wins in the last three games in the series
- Winter improved to 19-7-11 in his career, tied for the fifth most wins in program history, and he lowered his career goals against average to 0.70
- The goals were the seventh and eighth in the career of Pluszczyk
- Kamiya scored his sixth career goal
- The Spartans finished with a 23-5 advantage in shots in the game with Kamiya and sophomore Amir Awais each attempting five shots
- It was the first two-goal game for a Spartan since Kysen Kroeger scored twice against Wooster on September 1, 2024
Up Next
The Spartans continue their four-match road trip on Saturday, September 20 with a matchup against Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.