LAIE, Hawaii-  Senior forward Ross Middlemiss collected the first hat trick of his career on Thursday as the sixth-ranked Sonoma State men's soccer team beat BYU-Hawaii 5-0 in Laie.  The defending Far West region champion Seawolves start out the season 1-0-0.

Middlemiss scored two of his goals in the first half as the Seawolves steam rolled to a 4-0 halftime lead.  Nathan Medina got the party started with a six-yard tap in just under 15 minutes in.  Just over a minute later, Middlemiss picked up his first score with a strike from ten yards out.

In the 34th minute, defender Doug Carr netted his first collegiate goal on a feed from last year's CCAA assist leader, Eric Lafon.  Middlemiss scored again just before the half to give the Seawolves an insurmountable lead at the break.  Freshman Cam Vickers was credited with an assist on the goal.

The game's final score came in the 53rd minute when Middlemiss scored on a double assist from Casey Dayton and Andrew Bailey. 

The Seawolves out shot the Seasiders 25-10 in the game and had a 10-0 advantage in corner kicks.  Brook Johnson made three saves en route to the shutout. 

Said head coach Marcus Ziemer, "The defense was solid.  We gave BYU very few opportunities and most of their shots were from distance."

Middlemiss' hat trick was the 11th by an SSU player since 1991.

The Seawolves' Hawaiian road trip continues on Saturday at Chaminade.  Ziemer mentioned his team's post-game wrap, "We talked after the game and it is important that even though we won big today, we have to go into the next game and prove ourselves again!"

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