BREVARD, N.C. – The Brevard College men's soccer team honored its four seniors – Marquis Dickerson, Jose Sanchez, Adam Spencer, and JP Suarti – in a special halftime ceremony on Sunday afternoon at Ives-Lemel Family Field, as the Tornados defeated USC Union in an exhibition matchup 8-0.
Seven different Tornados got on the score sheet, led by freshman forward Ryan Lynch who notched a brace of two goals. All four seniors – Dickerson, Sanchez, Spencer, and Suarti – notched goals in addition to scores by Noah Martin and Ryan Sinkamba. Dickerson and Igor de Silva dished out assists for the Tornados while starting goalkeeper Jack Pruehs combined for a shutout with fellow goalkeepers Otis Kahar and Thiago Leopardi.
BC dominated the exhibition contest from the onset, outshooting USC Union 35-4 while also controlling seven corner kicks.
BC's four-man senior class of Dickerson, Sanchez, Spencer, and Suarti helped lead the 2020-21 BC men's soccer team to the Spring 2021 USA South Conference West Division Championship in addition to a 6-2-1 regular-season record.
Dickerson, a senior defender from Havelock, North Carolina who majors in Exercise Science has appeared in 32 contests and made 29 starts for the Tornados, scoring twice with an assist for five career points while helping anchor the BC defense.
Sanchez, a senior midfielder from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic who majors in Business and Organizational Leadership has played in 32 games with 10 starts for BC, accumulating a pair of assists in his Tornado career. Sanchez notched a score in Sunday's exhibition matchup vs. USC Union.
Spencer, a senior midfielder from Mooresville, North Carolina who majors in Business and Organizational Leadership has played in 57 matches with 45 starts for Brevard. Spencer has racked up 10 goals and five assists for 25 career points. Spencer's 10 goals are tied for second-most in BC's NCAA-era and his 25 points are tied for third.
Suarti, a senior forward from Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil who majors in Business & Organizational Leadership has scored four goals and dished out two assists for 10 points in his two seasons with the Tornados.
Brevard is slated to conclude its 2021 Spring campaign on Wednesday when the Tornados host Bob Jones University at 7 p.m.
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