PRATT, Kansas -- The #15 Northern Oklahoma College Mavs picked up their first win of the year with a 5-2 win at Pratt Community College on Sunday.Assanie Brown scored two goals for the Mavs while Kevin Ayala, Jaron Frye, and Khan Mung scored one goal each.Blayne Bryant, Daniel Clarke, Ryan Doig, and Ayala had assists for the Mavs.Goalkeeper Aron Kanyai and Casey Clemo worked in net for the Mavs.“I give the boys credit,” said coach Michael DuRoy. “They continue to play hard. We made them make mistakes with our press and then punished their mistakes. We also scored two goals on set pieces so that was pleasing. In addition to that we were able to possess the ball better than we have in either our first game or the scrimmage, but there needs to be more end product to it. We need to create more opportunities from the run of play. Any win is a good win and we are happy for them all, but we need to understand that we have a lot of work to do. We have to clean some things up in the back, and work on moving the ball quicker from side to side.”After Pratt took an early 1-0 lead, the Mavs scored five unanswered goals to earn the 5-2 win.Soccer Notes: Assanie Brown, a sophomore from Jamaica, has scored three goals for the Mavs in two games. NOC outshot Pratt 9-6.
