ELSAH, Ill. – Columbia College scored four times in the first 16 minutes and rolled to a 6-1 victory over Principia on Tuesday evening at Principia College.
The Cougars struck first just 42 seconds in when Faraj Shee finished a feed from Josh Sutton for his eighth goal of the season. Grant Buer made it 2-0 in the 13th minute, and Shee added his second of the night in the 15th, assisted by Joshua Peterson and Parker Rainwater. Rainwater then scored in the 16th minute off a Buer assist to make it 4-0.
Principia cut the deficit to 4-1 in the 18th minute, but Pedro Moutinho restored the four-goal cushion in the 40th, finishing a feed from Rainwater and Buer to send Columbia into halftime up 5-1.
Buer capped the scoring in the 60th minute with his second goal of the match. He also finished with two assists, while Rainwater added a goal and two assists.
Columbia outshot Principia 32-9 and held a 16-2 edge in shots on goal. Shee and Buer led the attack with seven and eight shots, respectively, and four on goal apiece. Mason Beck made the lone save for Columbia in the second half, while Ricardo Fischbach played the first half in goal.
The Cougars return to action as they host Central Baptist College on Oct. 10 on R. Marvin Owens Field. Kick off is set for 2:30 p.m.
