WAUWATOSA, Wis. (WLCSports.com) - Wisconsin Lutheran College dropped its third straight Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference contest on Wednesday, falling 5-0 to Aurora at Warriors Soccer Field.
The Warriors (8-6-2, 4-4-2 NACC), who suffered their worst home defeat in nearly seven years, fell behind the Spartans 1-0 in the 17th minute. AU added a second first-half goal in the 30th minute, and the score stayed that way until halftime. Graduate student
Ben Meaux (Franklin, Wis.) and senior
Tony Bedolla (Joliet, Ill.) tallied two shots apiece in the opening half for WLC.
Aurora tacked on a trio of second-half goals to its total, coming in the 66th, 81st, and 88th minutes. Freshman
Rafael Galindo (Delavan, Wis.) recorded two of Wisconsin Lutheran's three second-half shots.Â
The Spartans outnumbered the Warriors in shots (17-7), corner kicks (7-3), and fouls (14-12). Bedolla led WLC with three shots.
Josue Roman collected a match-high seven shots and two goals for AU (7-5-4, 6-2-2 NACC), which also received two goals and an assist from Enrique Gonzalez.
Wisconsin Lutheran travels to Chicago on Saturday for a 1 p.m. NACC matchup with Illinois Tech (7-6-3, 3-6-1 NACC). Live coverage links can be found at WLCSports.com.
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