The Hesston College men’s soccer team wasted no time jumping in front of York (Neb.) College JV on Thursday night, Sept. 29, cruising to a 4-1 home win.

Luis Ramirez (Tachira, Venezuela) opened the scoring for the Larks with an unassisted goal five minutes in that marked the beginning of a huge night for the freshman forward. In the 18th minute, freshman Avery Emmert (Maize, Kan.) found the back of the net, assisted by Ramirez, making it 2-0 Larks.

Minutes after the break, Ramirez went to work again, scoring in the 52nd minute off a Steven Arroyo (Wichita, Kan.) assist. York added a late goal before Arroyo put an exclamation on the evening with a goal of his own, assisted by Namrud Miruts (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia).

“We had good intensity tonight and were able to capitalize on some of our opportunities,” said Hesston coach Kurt Hostetler. “Tyler Huneycutt made several good saves to keep York out of our goal for most of the night. It’s great to get this win – we still have work to do to continue to improve, but this was a good effort.”

The Larks welcome Crowder College to the Hesston campus for a match on Saturday, Oct. 1, beginning at 6 p.m.