MANKATO, Minn. – The Bethany Lutheran men's soccer team (11-5 overall, 11-1 UMAC) defeated Minnesota Morris (5-12-1, 5-6-1) 4-1 Saturday.
Sophomore Cameron Brookfield (Cheshire, England) had a career-high two goals as he had the first two tallies on the day.
Junior Max Busch (Odenthal, Germany) added to his career-leading penalty kick total with his successful attempt in the second half.
The Cougars ended the shutout with their late goal in the 82
nd minute, as they took advantage of an open net due to the keeper playing far out of the box.
Scoring summary
No. Time Team Goal scorer Assist Description
1. 24:16 BLCMS Cameron Brookfield Liam Peterson long pass, headed in
2. 32:31 BLCMS Cameron Brookfield Max Busch lower right side
3. 47:37 BLCMS Jamie Smith Bernardo Abreu traffic in front of the net, lower right side
4. 65:14 BLCMS Max Busch Penalty kick
5. 82:25 UMM Matt Gearou (unassisted) took advantage of open net, lower right corner
BLC owned the advantages in shots (27-2), shots on goal (16-1), and corner kicks (10-2).
Freshman Nick Lundberg (Mankato, Minn.) earned his ninth win in goal to surpass the previous season record of eight set by Moritz Bruns in 2019.
Bethany concludes its six-game homestand Monday against UW-Eau Claire at 7 p.m.