Box Score NEW ULM, Minn. - With four games left in the regular season, the Bethany men's soccer team is in a tight battle for a UMAC tournament berth. They played one of the teams they're fighting for a playoff spot against Friday in Martin Luther. The Vikings broke through with two second half goals and goalie Matt Bitter kept the Knights off the scoreboard as Bethany got a huge 2-0 win.

The win, along with a Northwestern loss to St. Scholastica, puts Bethany (5-10-2, 5-4-2 in UMAC) in fourth place with three games to go.

The two teams were scoreless in the first half. Ben Moldstad though broke through in the 59th minute to give Bethany the lead off a feed from Jacob Friendt.

Broderick Brown then doubled the lead for BLC in the 71st minute when he was helped by Lee Leal.

Bitter made four saves in net as Bethany outshot Martin Luther 14-12.

Bethany stays on the road for another key match Saturday at Minn.-Morris.