ROSEVILLE, Minn. – The Bethany Lutheran men's soccer team (1-2 overall) fell 4-0 to Bethel University (5-0) Sunday to open a five-game road swing. The Royals led 2-0 at halftime and doubled their margin in the second frame.
Scoring summary:
16:21 Bethel Jack Hanson, low right, GOAL; Assist by Braulio Tapia
34:25 Bethel Lucas Johnson, low right, GOAL; Assist by Zach Caouette
74:12 Bethel Lucas Johnson, low left, GOAL; Assist by Ben Richburg
77:37 Bethel Austin Heckmann, low left, GOAL
Bethel owned the advantage in shots (18-7) and shots on goal (12-5).
Sophomore Francisco Vilarinho (Lisbon, Portugal) made a career-high eight saves in net.
With the win, the Royals extended their lead in the all-time series to 8-0, and have allowed only one goal in the last three meetings.
BLC continues its road trip Saturday against Dordt College at 2:30 p.m.