The Oglethorpe men's soccer team continued the undefeated start to their SAA season Saturday at the Oglethorpe Track and Field, as they ran out to a 3-0 shutout victory over the Sewanee Tigers and improved to 2-0 in SAA play, 2-4-2 overall. The Stormy Petrels got goals from sophomore forward Ekow Annan, sophomore midfielder Topher Marshall and freshman forward Gabe Alvarez while junior goalkeeper Luke Whelan earned his second shutout of the season.

The Petrels got the scoring started late in the first half, when Annan got on the end of a flicked-on header from junior defender Jordan Locke off a cross into the box. Annan lofted a header of his own over Sewanee goalkeeper Will Merriman and into the net for a 1-0 lead in the 38th minute.

Still up 1-0 after halftime, the Petrels started extending their advantage in the second half. They doubled their lead when Marshall hit a beautiful free kick past Merriman in the 58th minute, giving his team a 2-0 edge. The Petrels all but put the game away 14 minutes later when Alvarez got on the end of a long through ball from freshman midfielder Alan Hernandez and dribbled in down the right sideline before hitting his shot past Merriman for a 3-0 advantage in the 73rd minute.

For the game, the Petrels outshot the Tigers 14-5 overall and 6-4 on goal. Four of those five Sewanee shots came late in the second half with the Petrels holding a 3-0 lead, as well. The Petrels also took six corner kicks to Sewanee's three over the course of the game.

Marshall fired three shots total, while Alvarez and Annan each shot two. Whelan recorded four saves en route to his shutout.

"This was a solid team win for us today," said Oglethorpe head coach Jon Akin. "It was good to see us put in three goals and Luke put in an excellent effort for his second shutout. We're now 2-0 in the league, which is exactly where we want to be and where we knew we could be after our really difficult early-season schedule. We'll try to keep the momentum going next week."

The Petrels will be back at the Oglethorpe Track and Field next week when they host Rhodes at 7 p.m. Friday and then go against Hendrix at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.