BRISTOL, Tenn. – The King University men's soccer team dropped their final home match of the season, 5-0 to Belmont Abbey Saturday afternoon at Parks Field.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Belmont Abbey , King
LOCATION: Parks Field; Bristol, Tenn.
RECORDS: King 2-8-2, 1-6-1 Conference Carolinas; Belmont Abbey 1-9-3, 0-4-3 Conference Carolinas
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Crusaders took a pair of shots in the first five minutes, but both of the shots went wide of the net.
- Belmont Abbey struck for a goal in the 22nd minute to take a 1-0 lead.
- The Tornado got their first shot in the 33rd minute, but Pedro Herrera's shot was blocked by the Crusaders defense.
- Belmont Abbey would score a pair of goals in the closing minutes of the half to take a 3-0 lead into the intermission.
- The Crusaders added a fourth goal in the 51st minute to go ahead 4-0.
- Belmont Abbey added a fifth goal in the 63rd minute, extending their lead to 5-0.
- Erick Manirakiza had a scoring chance off a pass from Campbell Moore, but it was stopped by the Belmont Abbey goalkeeper.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Manirakiza had the lone shot on goal for the Tornado, while Weston Joyner had two shots on the day.
- Collin Teperino had a pair of saves after playing 45 minutes in net.
FOR THE FOES
- Tyler Stopford had two goals for the Crusaders, with Nate Cox, Omar Gonzalez and Zion Duncan also scoring goals.
- Juan Aguilar had two assists on the day.
UP NEXT
- The Tornado take to the road to face North Greenville University on Tuesday at 4:00 p.m.
- Belmont Abbey hosts Francis Marion University on Monday night.
