Roy Lassiter had a goal and two assists in his first game with Kansas City, as the Wizards routed New England 4-0 at Lockhart Stadium March 14. The Wizards (1-0) started off MLS’ Spring Training 2001 preseason tournament impressively. “I am very excited to be with a championship team and it showed,” Lassiter said. “Scoring goals is what is going to help this team win. Tonight, we got the early goal which really helped us and we went from there.” The defending MLS Cup champs wasted little time picking up where they left off a year ago, scoring their first Spring Training goal just three minutes into the contest. Rookie forward Narciso Fernandes took advantage of a miscue from another first-year player, Revolution rookie goalkeeper Eric Pogue. Pogue was attempting to clear from deep in his own box, only to have the speedy Lassiter deflect the ball toward goal. Fernandes pounced on the loose ball and slipped into the empty net for the first goal of the game. “We came out of the chute in both halves the way we wanted to, with aggressiveness and intelligence and early goals. It was a very good first goal,” Wizards head coach Bob Gansler said. “Our forwards have bought into the notion that they will score more if they play pressure defense. At halftime we came out and wanted to win the second half, and we did that.” Kansas City went up 2-0 in the 16th minute, with Lassiter again the catalyst. MLS’ all-time leading goal scorer, acquired in the offseason for standout winger Chris Henderson, sent a square ball to Henderson’s replacement on the left wing, veteran Mark Santel. Santel, picked up from Dallas in the offseason, lofted a shot over the head of Pogue from 25 yards out on the left wing, perfectly placing his first goal as a Wizard. Wizards goalkeeper Tony Meola had little to do in the first half, but did make one nice diving stop on a Leonel Alvarez drive from the top of the arc (22 yards out) in the 37th minute. Wizards attacker Gary Glasgow almost made it 3-0 in the 44th minute, but shot just wide of the post after breaking into the clear down the right wing. Glasgow generated several scoring opportunities from an attacking midfield position, teaming with Lassiter to give the Revs’ defense fits in the first half. Chris Brown gave the Wizards a 3-0 lead in the 48th minute, finishing off a Lassiter pass. “Rocket Roy” cut through the box and picked out Brown on the left wing, who slotted the ball past Revs guest goalkeeper Leo Perkovich. Lassiter got on the board himself in the 72nd minute, as this time it was Brown setting up the Wizards’ new striker for a goal. Brown fended off Brian Dunseth into the box down the left side and crossed for an unmarked Lassiter on the six yard line. Lassiter slid the ball under a diving Perkovich to make it 4-0. “I’m going to do whatever it takes to make this team win,” Lassiter said. “The goals are going to come. We have guys who are very good passers.” New England did not generate many scoring chances throughout the full 90 minutes, but Meola did stop long drives from outside the box from Revs’ attacker William Sunsing in the 65th and 86th minutes. Kansas City 4 New England 0. Goals: Fernandes (Lassiter) 3, Santel (Lassiter, Fernandes) 17, Brown (Glasgow, Zavagnin) 48, Lassiter (Brown, Zavagnin) 71. Kansas City Wizards — Tony Meola, Brandon Prideaux, Nick Garcia, Kerry Zavagnin (Andrew Gregor 76), Mike Burns (Tahj Jakins 46), Mark Santel (Chris Brown 46), Chris Klein (A.J. Wood 70), Narciso Fernandes (Mo Johnston 46), Francisco Gomez, Roy Lassiter (Ben Stafford 86), Gary Glasgow. New England Revolution — Eric Pogue (Galileo Perkovich 46), Brian Dunseth, Mauricio Wright (Paul Dojo 66), Nick Downing, Adam Eyre, Joe Franchino (William Wilson 56), Leonel Alvarez (Carlos Parra 55), John Harkes (Andres Rota 60), Jamar Beasley (Patrick Shamu 46), Wolde Harris (William Sunsing 40), Fabio Zuniga.