CLARKSBURG, W.Va. – A hat trick from sophomore Federico Toschi helped surge the Salem University men's soccer team past Marian (Ind.) 4-1, Saturday afternoon at Robert C. Byrd High School. 
 
With the win, Salem improves to 3-1, while Marian falls to 2-2. 
 
The Tigers outshot Marian 15-7, while Marian earned more corner kicks 5-4. 
 
Salem was led by Toschi who generated four shots and produced three goals. 
 
The first goal of the game came at 13:59 as sophomore Chase Myrie found a cutting Toschi who found the back of the net for a 1-0 lead. 
 
At 25:26 Marian's Jeffrey Rhodes found a way past the Tiger's keeper sophomore Wiktor Stawski to tie the game 1-1. 
 
Toschi's second goal of the game came at 55:30 as senior Sjoerd Schobbers found Toschi with a beautiful cross from the right. Toschi earned his hat trick at 80:14 as sophomore Ameen El-Shami hit a cutting Toschi with a through ball to give the Tigers a 3-1 advantage. 
 
At 88:05, Till Tripper ripped a free kick from 25 yards out past the goalkeeper to give Salem a comfortable 4-1 lead. 
 
The Tigers are back in action Tuesday as they travel to Shippensburg for a 3:30 p.m. kick.