During the second week of NEC action, the Warriors picked up thier first league win unleashing six goals in a shutout on home turf over Howard. Merrimack produced the highest score total in an NEC game so far this season with four different players on the score sheet. Merrimack's offense was piloted by Goddard who completed a 15 minute hat-trick as the second NEC player to produce three goals in a game and first to do so in the first half. The sophomore midfielder's first goal came in the 10th minute of the game after following up on a shot that ricocheted off the post, falling to his feet and firing the ball in the back of the net. In the 14th minute, Goddard was fed a driven through ball on the ground to the back post where he had a one-touch finish past the keeper. Just a minute later, Merrimack strung together three passes in transition to goal where senior Juri Schlingmann unselfishly laid it to Goddard who buried a one-time lefty finish to complete the hat-trick. The London, England native has four goals on the season as the leading goalscorer for his squad and has nine points this season with his four goals and an assist.