DURANGO, Colo. (October 19, 2025) — The No. 23-ranked Colorado State University Pueblo men's soccer team delivered a dominant performance on the road Saturday, defeating No. 18 Fort Lewis 5-0 at Dirks Field in a statement win for the ThunderWolves.
The Pack (now 2-0 on the weekend) scored twice in the opening 45 minutes and added three more in the second half to earn the clean sheet victory.
Pack forward Nick Cenek (Gr., Peoria, Ill.) continued his outstanding form, netting a hat trick and adding to his weekend total of five goals and one assist. Joseph Delaney (Jr., Sutton, England) contributed a goal and two assists, while Mohammed Shahabodien (Gr., Johannesburg, South Africa) added a strike to round out the scoring.
Delany opened the scoring in the 21wst minute with a perfectly placed free kick that curled into the upper corner. Twelve minutes later, he set up Cenek for a header to double the lead at 2-0 before halftime.
Cenek struck again in the 57th minute from close range to make it 3-0, and just three minutes later, Shahabodien rifled home a shot from the top of the box for the Pack's fourth of the day. Cenek completed his hat trick in the 86th minute, finishing off a flick from Jose Peris Gimeno (Fr., Burriana, Spain) and a service from Miguel Vazquez (Fr., Aurora, Colo.) to seal the 5-0 victory.
CSU Pueblo outshot the Skyhawks 11-9 and the Pack saw seven shots land on frame against two from FLC.
At the net, Esteban Gonzalez (Jr., Brussels, Belgium) made two saves in 85:26 of action before Tristan Whitlock (R-Sr., Lincoln, Neb.) came on and finished the shutout.
Coach Comments
"Top performance today from the entire group," said Pack Head Coach Nick Blackwell. "Winning on the road in college soccer is challenging but playing in Durango is one of the hardest places to go and get a result. Not only did we have individual performers like Nick Cenek and Joseph Delaney who put in special performances today, the entire group played their part to get 3 points."
"The energy from the bench was electric and a special day for this group. Happy to be back home after a four match road trip."
Up Next
The ThunderWolves return home next week and will host MSU Denver on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Gonzales Stadium.
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