WAUWATOSA, Wis. (WLCSports.com) - Wisconsin Lutheran College broke open a scoreless game with a pair of second-half goals en route to a 2-0 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference win over Concordia Chicago on Saturday at Warriors Soccer Field.
The Warriors (4-2-2, 3-1-0 NACC), who remained unbeaten at home through three games, shutout the Cougars (0-8-0, 0-4-0 NACC) at home for the second straight season.Â
The two sides played through a scoreless first half of action. Despite WLC owning an 11-6 edge over CUC in the overall shot count, both teams tallied five shots on goal in the opening 45 minutes.
Following a Concordia Chicago yellow card in the 66th minute, freshman
Hector Cervantes (Milwaukee, Wis.) buried a free kick just outside the box to give Wisconsin Lutheran a 1-0 lead for his third goal of the season. Six minutes later, senior
Tony Bedolla (Joliet, Ill.) blasted a shot from outside the box into the upper right corner for the two-goal advantage.
Bedolla, sophomore
Cameron Jochimsen (Freedom, Wis.), and freshman
Francisco Espinoza Jr. (Sheboygan, Wis.) recorded five shots apiece for the Warriors. WLC out-shot the Cougars 29-9 and owned a 6-0 advantage in corner kicks. Senior
Puma Galvan (Racine, Wis.) made six saves to post his fifth shutout of the season.
Wisconsin Lutheran wraps up its non-conference schedule on Tuesday when it hosts Maranatha Baptist (1-6-0) at 7 p.m. Live coverage links will be available at WLCSports.com.
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