BELMONT, N.C. – The King University men's soccer team dropped their road matchup Wednesday night, 2-0 at Belmont Abbey College.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Belmont Abbey 2, King 0
LOCATION: Alumni Field; Belmont, N.C.
RECORDS: King 3-12, 0-10 Conference Carolinas; Belmont Abbey 10-4-2, 8-2-1 Conference Carolinas
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Pedro Herrera took the first shot of the game in the ninth minute, but it missed right.
- Belmont Abbey scored their first in the 10th minute, taking an early 1-0 lead.
- After Anthony Bernardi made three saves in a 10 minute stretch, the Crusaders found a second goal in the 33rd minute to take a 2-0 lead.
- Weston Joyner had a pair of shots in the second half, but both were blocked by the Belmont Abbey defense, holding the Tornado off the board.
- Riley Moore took the first shot on goal of the night for the Tornado in the 87th minute, but it was saved, resulting in a Tornado corner kick.
- The ensuing corner kick resulted in a goal kick for Belmont Abbey, who held on for a 2-0 victory
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Herrera finished with two shots on the night, with Joyner and Moore each adding one.
- Bernardi finished with eight saves.
FOR THE FOES
- Walter Gomez and Felipe Baptista had the goals for the Crusaders, with Davis McBee adding the lone assist on the night.
- Trent McConnaughey made one save in goal.
UP NEXT
- King will close the season Saturday at Erskine College, with kickoff set for 4:30 p.m.
- Belmont Abbey will play at Young Harris Saturday afternoon.
