MONTGOMERY, Ill. (WLCSports.com) – Wisconsin Lutheran College suffered a 5-0 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference setback to second-place Aurora on Wednesday at Spartan Athletic Park.
The Spartans (8-3-3, 7-1-1 NACC) opened the scoring in the 16th minute when Branden Dolezal found the back of the net off a Nick Fiet assist. Dolezal extended AU's lead early in the second half with goals in the 55th and 58th minutes to complete a hat trick. Josue Roman added a pair of goals in the 66th and 75th minutes, with an assist credited to Omar Saldana on the first tally.
Sophomore goalkeeper
Owen Gault (Moline, Ill.) made a season-high 10 saves for the Warriors (2-10-3, 1-5-2 NACC) to keep WLC within reach in the opening half, when he stopped seven Aurora shots. The Spartans held a 5-1 advantage in corner kicks.
Dolezal led all players with three goals on five shots, while Roman added two goals and an assist on eight shots for the hosts.
Wisconsin Lutheran continues its road schedule on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. when it visits Concordia Chicago (1-11-2, 0-7-1 NACC) in River Forest, Illinois. Live coverage links can be found at WLCSports.com.
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