APPLETON – Zach Currie scored a trio of goals to provide the difference in the match as Lawrence University defeated the Lakeland University men's soccer team 3-0 Wednesday night at Lawrence's Banta Bowl.

Currie rung up a hat trick with a pair of goals in the first half plus a third in the second half. Lawrence (1-2) earned its first win of the season, while the Muskies (1-1-1 overall) took their first loss.

Currie scored first in the 17th minute, then added a second goal at 31:01 of the match. He added his third goal in the 59th minute to give the Vikings a three-goal lead.

Lakeland was closer in play than on the scoreboard, as Lawrence finished with a 17-12 shot advantage and a 6-4 lead in corner kicks. Bonny Figueroa (Sr.-El Cajon, Calif.) attempted four shots, including two of the team's five on goal, and Andres Gonzalez (Fr.-Jamul, Calif.) added three shots.

Aaron Smith (So.-Lake Geneva, Wis.) made six saves in goal for Lakeland. Hunter Lanton stopped five shots to earn the shutout for Lawrence.

The Muskies continue their early season road-heavy schedule this weekend when they travel to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for the Coe College Kickoff Tournament. Lakeland will face host school Coe on Friday at 7 p.m. and then takes on Monmouth (Ill.) College on Saturday at 4:30 p.m.