The Lakeland men's soccer team traveled to Jackson, MI and defeated the Jackson Community College Jets 3-0 on Friday. With the win, the Lakers improved their record to 3-0-1 on the season. Currently, Lakeland is also the 18th ranked team in the country according to the most recent NJCAA DII poll. This was a game that the Lakers controlled throughout as they outshot the Jets 25-4 and had a 7-1 advantage on corners. The first goal was scored in the 30th minute as Omani Leacock (Lester Vaughan School, Barbados) picked up a loose ball off a deflected shot and put it past the netminder for a 1-0 lead. That score held until 11 minutes into the second half when Shakeel Browne (St. Leonard's Boys School, Barbados) headed a corner to Nobert Baguma (Lakewood HS) who neatly tipped it in for a 2-0 advantage. The final goal was scored in the 61st minute when Amir Serikbaev (Willoughby South HS) intercepted a pass and fed Nobert for his second goal of the game.

Dominic Grobler (Bishop Bavin School, S. Africa) and Niklas Gothe (Sportschulen Halle, Germany) split the match in net for the combined shutout.

Kettani's Comments: "Great game. We played better in the second half and I was happy the way we kept our cool through a chippy atmosphere toward the end."

Next up: On Tuesday, the men's soccer team plays host to the USL Force U19 soccer team in a 5:30 pm scrimmage at Laker Field. Next Saturday, the Lakers will tavel to Schoolcraft College in hopes of avenging an earlier tie with the Ocelots. Game time is 2:00pm.