Filip Jauk scored the first Charlotte hat trick since 2016 as the Charlotte 49ers trounced visiting Johnson & Wales (N.C.), 7-0, in non-conference action Sunday afternoon at Transamerica Field.
Jauk, who picked up his first career three-goal game, is the first Niner to score three goals in a single game since Brandt Bronico against UAB on October 22, 2016. Logan Frost assisted on two Jauk goals and Natsuki Ogata scored twice for his first career brace.
Taking a 2-0 lead into halftime, Charlotte (9-2-1) exploded in the second half to the tune of five goals and 17 shot attempts. Defensively, Sebastian Cutler-DeJesus recorded two saves and earned the win as he and the Niners only faced three shots from the Wildcats (12-1-3), who suffered their first loss of the season.
The American is down to their final two matches in conference play with the top spot still in play. Charlotte will travel to Miami on Friday to take on FIU as both teams try to stay alive in the chase for the No. 1 seed in The American Men's Soccer Championship. The full schedule can be found
here.