After the Messiah men’s soccer team dealt Arcadia University an 8-0 defeat during the regular season, most local soccer fans expected the two to meet under different circumstances and net a tighter result in Saturday’s Commonwealth Conference Championship game.

Somebody forgot to let the Falcons know their expectations.

Messiah (19-1) used an absolutely dominant first half to shut down Arcadia (13-6-3) on a crisp and cool autumn night, capturing the team’s fifth straight league championship via a 4-1 win at Shoemaker Field. Read more