(Photo Credit: Mark Guthrel Photography)

Saint Louis FC found the scoring touch early and often defeating conference rival Tulsa Roughnecks 7-1.

STL FC was strong on the attack, scoring three goals in the first half.  Saint Louis native, Seth Rudolph, celebrated his first start for Saint Louis FC with a goal in the 4^th minute, his first goal with Saint Louis FC.

The next goal came in the 17^th minute when James Musa passed to Herrera, earning his team leading seventh goal of the season.

The scoring in the first half concluded with Jamiel Hardware scoring in the 32^nd minute.  He assisted himself as he ran past the Tulsa backline. Saint Louis had twelve shots; nine on goal while Tulsa had five shots; one on goal during the first half.

In the first five minutes of the half, Rudolph scored for the second time after taking a pass from Musa. Shortly after, in the 52^nd minute, Herrera punched in his 8^th goal of the season and the team’s 5^th of the night from a Richard Dixon assist.

The goals kept coming for Saint Louis, with a 6^th goal coming in the 76^th minute for Jordan Roberts, marking his first goal in league play this season. The assists came from Takada and Cicciarelli. The 7^th and final goal for STL FC came from Cicciarelli in the 79^th minute after a breakaway pass from Hardware. This goal was Cicciarelli’s fourth of the season.

Caprio’s header from a free kick denied a STL FC’s shutout bid in the 85^th minute and was the final goal of the 8 goal match.

Seth Rudolph was happy to score his first goal, “It really boosted the team confidence and paved the way for more goals throughout the game”.

Head Coach Dale Schilly hopes to develop a winning streak, using a Hardware-Herrera tag team.  “Right now we are still in a recovery mode, and then it’s just a matter of opening the game up with better ball movement. Develop a relationship between 7 and 19 and once they really mesh we can hit a whole new level.”

STL FC next home game is June 25^rd against Portland Timbers 2. For tickets, contact an Account Executive at 636.680.0997, tickets@saintlouisfc.com, or visit saintlouisfc.com today!