Box Score Faulkner (3-3-1) used a historic performance tonight against defending NCCAA Division II National Champions Pensacola Christian (Fla.) to clinch their first win at Billy D. Hilyer Stadium this season 6-1.
Joshua Adentunji (FR/Montgomery, Ala.) scored the first goal of his collegiate career to open the scoring tonight in the 14th minute when he intercepted a pass, outran the defenders and beat the keeper to the left.
Nick Standridge drew the visiting Eagles level with his 42nd minute effort, but Pedro Moura (SO/Garanhuns, Brazil) answered right back before halftime with his 45th minute goal from Luke Deacy (JR/Galway, Ireland)'s dish for his first tally of the campaign.
Moura ballooned the score to 3-1 in the 69th minute with a nice finish from defensive clearance blunders in front of goal.
Augusto Camara (SO/Belo Horizonte, Brazil) continuted his goal-scoring tear with two goals tonight, the first one coming in the 80th minute from an excellent long ball from Liam Hopkins (SR/Cardiff, Wales).
Federico Fraile (JR/Tigre, Argentina) was on the receiving end of a Camara through ball in the 85th and the Argentine forward buried the effort for his third goal of the season.
Camara found his eighth goal in five games when he intercepted a back pass and beat the keeper one-on-one in the 89th to put a stake in the scoreline.
This was the first time since Nov. 1, 2010 that the Eagles have bagged six or more goals in a game; a contest in which they defeated cross-town foe Huntingdon by the same score.
The home Eagles scattered 11 shots on frame on 19 attempts.
The defense continues to thrive under this 3-5-2 formation switch, having only allowed six shots on target and one goal in 200 minutes.
Caio Calado (SO/Sao Paulo, Brazil) (3-3-1) made two saves and allowed the goal in the complete game. Brent Konieczynsk allowed six goals while collecting five saves for Pensacola Christian.
Faulkner will host Talladega in their last non-conference matchup before the beginning of Southern States Athletic Conference play Saturday at 7 p.m. here at Billy D. Hilyer Stadium.