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SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio -- The Notre Dame College men's soccer team hosted the visiting Shepherd Rams in a battle of Mountain East Conference foes on Wednesday afternoon at Mueller Field. The Falcons used a second-half surge to cruise to a 6-0 win over the Rams.

The first half between the Falcons (7-4 overall, 6-2 Mountain East) and Rams proved scoreless, although NDC outshot Shepherd by a 7-2 margin of shots on goal. 

However, the second half proved to be a much different story as the Falcons' offensive attack came to life in the final 45 minutes of regulation.

In the 10th minute of the second half, Arthur Favero struck gold for the Falcons with a 55th minute goal to give NDC a 1-0 lead. Favero drilled the shot in from 20 yards out, marking his fourth goal of the season.

Just a few minutes later in the 60th minute, Favero found the back of the net once again. The sophomore scored a free kick from 25 yards out, extending NDC's lead to 2-0.

But the scoring didn't stop there.

After scoring the first two goals of the game, Favero assisted Joao Pedro Ribas de Oliveira on a 67th minute goal which gave NDC a 3-0 lead midway through the second half. A few minutes later in the 70th minute, Leonardo Paiva added a goal to his NCAA Division II-leading tally, scoring his 20th goal of the season to give the Falcons a 4-0 lead with 20 minutes to play.

Thomaz Freitas scored an 80th minute goal, his second goal of the season, to add to the scoring frenzy, pushing NDC's lead to 5-0. Not to be left out, Gabrielle Gaiba scored as well, assisted by Ashton Bernard, to score the Falcons' sixth and final goal of the game.

With the 6-0 win over Shepherd, the Falcons improve to 7-4 on the season, including a 5-2 mark against Mountain East Conference competition.

The Falcons return to action on Sunday, Oct. 16 at home against the visiting West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats. Game time is scheduled for 4 pm at Mueller Field.