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Hestnes' Hat Trick Leads Xavier Past Cincinnati Christian in Season Opener, 6-0

CINCINNATI – posted a hat trick, the first of his career, all in the first 32 minutes of the match as Xavier men's soccer cruised to a 6-0 win over visiting Cincinnati Christian on Friday night at XU Soccer Complex.

The Musketeers jumped on the board in the eighth minute as Hestnes and Otim connected on back-to-back scores within 17 seconds of each other. Xavier then got two more Hestnes scores before the break, opening the game up.

Cincinnati Christian managed just one shot on the night as XU piled up 25, adding second half scores from and .