Escala’s First-Half Brace Leads Men’s Soccer Past Nova Southeastern

SAINT LEO, Fla. – A first-half brace from junior Virgilio Escala powered the Saint Leo men's soccer team to a 2-1 victory over Nova Southeastern on Wednesday night at Saint Leo Soccer Field in Sunshine State Conference (SSC) action. The Lions struck early and maintained their advantage throughout most of the contest, with Escala finding the back of the net twice in the opening 21 minutes to give Saint Leo a lead it would not relinquish. Saint Leo opened the scoring in the sixth minute when Escala finished a pass from junior Hayata Kobayashi to put the Green and Gold...