RANDALL'S ISLAND, N.Y. – The VMI men's soccer team earned its first win of the 2023 season Saturday evening with a 2-0 victory over Maritime College in a non-conference contest. 

Freshman Yeirin Mejia and junior Woongchan Oh each scored second-half goals in a game that VMI outshot the Privateers 17-2. 

Notables: 

• After a scoreless first half, Mejia scored on a feed from freshman Kyle Grant at 59:47 
• Oh added an insurance tally nine minutes later from freshman Jesse Lee  
• Sophomore keeper Zack Murphy made two stops to earn the first shutout of his collegiate career 
• The Keydets held a 9-4 edge in corner kicks 
• Augusto Lebron made five saves for Maritime 
• The game started a half hour later than the scheduled time due to transportation problems and ended after 76 minutes 

Next Time: 
VMI will stay in New York state and square off with Long Island University Monday at 1 p.m. in a game to be played at Adelphia University in Garden City, N.Y.