CRESSON, Pa.--Five different Blazers registered their first goals of the 2008 season Thursday as the Hood College men's soccer team (3-2) blanked the Mt. Aloysius College Mounties (0-2) by a 5-0 count in a nonconference game.

Hood scored twice in the first half on unassisted tallies by freshman Christopher Mendez and junior Corey DeMaster. Then senior Tom Sprague scored his first goal of the season and the fifth of his career in the 56th minute to make it 3-0. Junior Carlin Rabie converted a penalty kick a little less than five minutes later and freshman Matt Sharp rounded out the scoring with his first career goal in the 67th minute.

Shawn Fernholz and Kyle Hodum each played one half in the net for the combined shutout. Hood outshot the Mounties 17-3 as Mike Godissart stopped two of the seven Blazer shots on goal.

Hood hosts its first game of the season at Thomas Athletic Field Saturday when the Blazers take on the Waynesburg College Yellow Jackets at 3:30 p.m.