North Easton, Mass. - Things changed almost in an instant for the Stonehill men's soccer squad in its home opener on Saturday. Seconds after sophomore Ben Irzyk (Wakefield, R.I.) notched his first career goal, LeMoyne junior Matt Peacheone scored the first of his three goals as the visiting Dolphins knocked off the Skyhawks, 4-1 on Skyhawk Field.
Irzyk got things going when he took a pass from junior Richard Carvalho (Hollis, N.H.) and launched a 30-foot shot that was out of LeMoyne goalkeeper Steve White's reach.
Peachone answered with his first goal two minutes later, which was followed by Eric Macias' goal on a penalty kick at the 23 minute mark. The Skyhawks had a chance to even the score before half but Thomas Hernon's (Mansfield, Mass.) attempt hit the post with less than three minutes to play.
Peachone did all the scoring in the second half, netting goals in the 62nd minute and the 67th, when he took the rebound off of his own shot and deposited it in the back of the net for his first career hat trick.
The Skyhawks, now 1-1, will look to return to the win column on Wednesday when they travel to Merrimack to face Warriors at 7 p.m. under the lights.