MANKATO, Minn. - Bethany men's soccer opens the 2025 UMAC postseason tournament 7 p.m. tonight at home against Northwestern. The Vikings earned the No. 2 seed with a 10-2-0 record in the UMAC (11-6-2 overall), while the Eagles earned the No. 3 seed with a 5-5-2 league record (7-7-2 overall). The winner of Wednesday's semifinal matchup will face the winner of No. 1 UW-Superior and No. 4 Crown on Saturday at the high seed for the playoff title and automatic qualifier to the NCAA Championships. 

TICKETS
• $15 | Adults
• $10 | Seniors
• $10 | College Students
• $10 | Youth (Ages 6-18)
• Free | Ages 5 and Under
• Free | Any UMAC students, faculty, and staff with a valid and current institutional ID 
• No other passes will be accepted 

UMAC TOURNEY
Bethany is making its seventh consecutive appearance (11th overall) in the UMAC tournament and sixth straight as the No. 2 seed. Last season the Vikings tied Crown 2-2 in the semifinals and advanced on penalty kicks before losing 6-2 to UW-Superior in the championship. The Vikings have won five consecutive semifinal games in the UMAC tourney. Bethany holds an all-time record of 6-10-0 in UMAC tournament games and is seeking its first playoff championship. 

THE SERIES
Wednesday's matchup marks the 40th meeting between Bethany and Northwestern with the all-time series tied 17-17-5. Bethany has won the last three meetings and 12 of the last 13. Northwestern's last victory was in 2017. 

LAST TIME THEY MET
Bethany completed the series sweep over Northwestern-St. Paul on Oct. 18 with a 4-0 shutout in St. Paul. 

Miguel Goncalves was the player of the game, scoring a pair of goals and assisting on another for a five-point day. Goncalves set up the first goal of the game in the 36th minute, assisting on Goncalo Nolasco's sixth goal of the season, which proved to be the game-winner. The Vikings had a 7-3 advantage in shot after 45 minutes. 

Goncalves then scored in the 50th and 68th minutes for his fourth and fifth goals of the season. Diogo Cavalcanti assisted on Goncalves' first goal and the second was unassisted. Gijs van Eldik put the nail in the coffin in the 86th minute with his fourth goal of the year. 

The Vikings out-shot the Eagles 13-7 overall and 7-3 on goal. Brady Price earned the clean sheet after making three saves.

Bethany beat Northwestern 4-1 on Sept. 20 in Mankato. It took nearly 40 minutes but Rodrigo Cardoso got the scoring started for the Vikings with some nifty footwork around a defender and then rifled a shot into the lower right corner of the net. Bethany held a 1-0 advantage at half with a 3-2 lead in shots. 

Five minutes into the second half, Ted Tendaie was the beneficiary of a rebounded shot in the box, netting what proved to be the game-winning goal. Miguel Goncalves took a long shot from the left side that was deflected by the keeper right to Tendaie.

Ten minutes later, Tendaie tallied his team-leading fourth goal of the season after spinning around a defender and beating the keeper to the right side of the net. Vincent Oliveira set up the goal with a centering pass from the left corner. 

Tendaie set up the Vikings' fourth goal of the game by leading Goncalves up the left side who sprinted into the box and made a perfect cross to Oliveira for the score on the back post in the 64th minute.

Northwestern ended the shutout in the 80th minute on a goal from Jared Mojardin. 

Bethany ended with a 13-5 advantage in shots and 7-2 on goal. Daniel Hughes earned the win in goal after making one save. 

SCOUTING THE VIKINGS
Bethany ranks second in the UMAC in scoring average (3.2 goals per game), opponent average (1.32 goals per game), and scoring margin (1.84). Ted Tendaie paces a balanced offense with eight goals (7th/UMAC) and 21 points (6th/UMAC). Guilherme Gancho and Goncalo Nolasco are next with seven goals apiece. Miguel Goncalves has the second most assists in the league with 10. Goalkeeping has been split between Daniel Hughes and Brady Price. Hughes owns a 1.40 goals against average and .650 save percentage in 10 games, while Price has a 1.25 goals against and .711 save percentage in nine games. 

SCOUTING THE EAGLES
Northwestern ranks third in the UMAC in scoring average (3.2 goals per game), fifth in opponent average (2.56 goals per game), and third in scoring margin (-0.37). Jared Mojardin leads the league with 50 total shots (3.33 per game) and third in shots on goal at 29 (1.93 per game). His nine goals and 22 points are both fifth in the league. Jay'ce Jones is next with 17 points on eight goals and one assist, while Simeon Friesen has 13 points on five goals and three assists. Hayden DeAnnuntis has played 16 games in goal with a 2.57 goals against average and .524 save percentage.