MANKATO, Minn. – The Bethany Lutheran women's soccer team hosted Martin Luther on Wednesday night and claimed a decisive 5-1 victory. With the win the Vikings move to 9-3-1 overall and 8-1-0 in the UMAC while the Knights fall to 3-8-2 overall and 2-5-2 in the conference.

Bethany got the scoring started in the third minute of this one as Olaitz Azkue Muguruza scored off a header after Elena Luján Rubio placed a perfect corner kick for the early 1-0 advantage. The Vikings would then strike again three minutes later, as Googie Mueller would drop a pass off to Lujan Rubio who would fire one past the MLC keeper for the 2-0.

It was then in the 22^nd minute that Bethany would strike again, as Mia Johnson played a low cross all the way through the defense and found Riley Ping on the far side with Ping beating the keeper for the 3-0 lead. Johnson would then tally another assist in the 33^rd minute as Bella Garza was able to play a ball out of the air and knock it into the right side of the net to put the Vikings up 4-0 headed to the half.

Bethany would then cap off their scoring in the 62^nd minute of the game as Lujan Rubio would once again connect with Azkue with the latter gaining her second header goal of the contest to put Bethany up 5-0.

MLC would score their only goal of the contest in the 73^rd minute, as they fired a shot from well outside the box that goalkeeper Ema Cortes Carvalho would make a great save on, but the rebound would be knocked in by the Knights for the 5-1 final.  

Brooke Wolanin, Arayah Baker, and Cortes Carvalho would combine for eight saves in the match.

The Vikings will next be in action on Saturday when they host UW-Superior at 1:00 p.m.