NORTON, MA- The Wheaton College men's soccer team completed its regular season home slate in strong form Wednesday afternoon against non-league foe Worcester State College, as four Lyons posted goals during a 4-1 victory on Keefe Field.

Wheaton, which is now 9-4-2 on the season, downed the Lancers for the fifth time in the teams' last six meetings and holds a 5-2 edge in the series history. Worcester State dropped its eighth game in nine tries while falling to 5-9-2.

Eight different Lyons contributed to the hosts' balanced scoring attack, as Wheaton never trailed. Sophomore Yuri Moreira (Marlboro, MA/Northfield Mount Hermon School) put the Blue and White on the board at 5:14. Senior Ben Resnicow (Newton, MA/Newton North) served a free kick from 40 yards out toward the middle of the box, where a streaking Moreira got just enough of his head on the ball for his team-leading 11th goal. The Lyons entered the half with a one-goal edge while holding advantages of 12-2 in shots and 8-0 in corner kicks.

Sophomore back David Ferriero (Medway, MA/Medway), who ended up with the game-winner, doubled Wheaton's lead just 3:15 into the second half after receiving a pass from classmate Kyle Sye (Acton, MA/Acton-Boxboro Regional). Worcester State made it a 2-1 game at 65:54 thanks in part to a defensive miscue, as senior Brian Andrade (Hudson, MA/Hudson) found himself alone with the Wheaton keeper for his team-best 11th marker.

The Lyons quickly pushed their lead back to two when freshman Chris Thomas (Cumberland, ME/Phillips Academy) found sophomore Josh Solomon (Acton, MA/Acton-Boxboro Regional) for the quick strike at 68:14 just 2:20 after the Lancer goal. First-year Kevin Patnode (Coventry, RI/Providence Country Day School) added an insurance tally in the 87th minute just after subbing in, taking a feed from sophomore David Winrow (South Weymouth, MA/Weymouth). The goal marked Patnode's first career tally.

Sophomore goalie Cole Davidson (Needham, MA/Salisbury School) improved to 7-2-2 overall with a pair of saves in the win, while Worcester State sophomore Evan Wilga (Dudley, MA/Shepherd Hill Regional) turned aside seven of Wheaton's 23 shots.

The Lyons will finish the regular season with a pair of New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) road games, beginning on Saturday against league-unbeaten Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) at 2:30 p.m. Wheaton is the three-time defending regular season and tournament champion, while the Engineers are ranked fifth in New England in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll.