ST. PAUL, MINN. – The University of Northwestern men's soccer team (4-4-1, 3-2 UMAC) captured a 2-0 victory over Bethany Lutheran College (0-10,0-4 UMAC) on Saturday evening to tab its fourth consecutive win on the season.

The start of the game was hard-fought, as both teams played aggressive offense and defense. Throughout multiple opportunities to score, neither side managed to bury a goal. The Eagles remained calm, as their chance was soon to come.

At the 32' mark, UNW's Mark Cleope (Waterloo, Iowa./Waterloo West) netted the first goal on the night, as his brother Chris Cleope (Waterloo, Iowa./Waterloo West) noted the assist. Cleope's goal pushed Northwestern to a 1-0 lead, as the first half came to a close.

Opening up the second, Matthew McCann (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) knocked one in at the 49' mark, as teammate Mark Cleope (Waterloo, Iowa./Waterloo West) added the assist to boost Northwestern's lead 2-0. UNW defense held tough for the remainer of the contest, as they were able to hold off Bethany Lutheran from scoring.

Running away with the 2-0 victory, the Eagles concluded with 25S / 14SOG as the Vikings finished with 7S / 3SOG.

Having strong performances on the match were Mark Cleope (Waterloo, Iowa./Waterloo West) (2S / 2SOG / 1A / 1G), Matt McCann (7S / 7SOG / 1G), Joshua Robertson (Excelsior, Minn./Southwest Christian) (4S / 4 SOG), Chris Cleope (Waterloo, Iowa./Waterloo West) (3S / 1A), and Mateusz Gralinski (Mahtomedi, Minn./Mahtomedi) (4S).

The men will remain at home for their next contest on Monday, October 3^rd, as they host Concordia Moorhead at Reynolds Field. Game time is set for 7 p.m. Fans can visit unweagles.com for more information.