MANKATO, Minn. – The Bethany Lutheran men's soccer team (10-5 overall, 10-1 UMAC) defeated Crown (1-14, 1-10) 4-0 Friday. This marked the tenth conference win of the season, to surpass the previous record of nine set in 2010 and 2013.

With the win, BLC has clinched a spot in the UMAC tournament for the third-straight year.
 
Freshman Ben Klausen put the Vikings on the board early with his goal at 2:59. This remained the score until junior Jamie Smith (Kingston, Jamaica) tallied the next two scores within three minutes of each other.
 
Scoring summary
No. Time         Team   Goal scorer                 Assist                                      Description
1. 2:59              BLCMS Ben Klausen                  Agostino Q. Curzio                    rolled in, right side
2. 46:25            BLCMS Jamie Smith                  (unassisted)                             mid-left side
3. 49:16            BLCMS Jamie Smith                  Ben Klausen & Cameron Brookfield       left side
4. 62:06            BLCMS Tomas Abreu                 (unassisted)                             off the crossbar and in
 
BLC owned the advantages in shots (27-3), shots on goal (15-2), and corner kicks (17-2).
 
Freshman Nick Lundberg (Mankato, Minn.) earned his fourth shutout in net.
 
Bethany concludes its five-game homestand tomorrow against Minnesota Morris at 3:30 p.m.