DECORAH, Iowa – The Luther men's soccer team moves to 7-2-2 overall and 5-0-1 in the Midwest Conference (MWC) by beating Beloit College 3-1.
Ignacio Duenas put the Norse on the board in the 68
th minute followed by two goals from Francesco Mungrai.
Luther broke the game open in the 68
th minute when
Nels Mortenson flicked it to Duenas who took the shot with his left foot firing it into the net. It didn't take long for another Norse goal as a shot from
Blake Prouty was blocked twice before Mungari shot the ball right under the Beloit goalkeeper. It was now 2-0 Luther in the 70
th minute. One minute later, Mortenson and Mungari connected again. Mortenson crossed the ball in and all Mungari had to do was flick the ball in with his right leg to make it 3-0 Luther.
Beloit let Luther shut them out as they scored a goal in the 79
th minute. The Buccaneers fall to 1-13-1 and 1-4-1 MWC.
Mortenson was credited with two assists in the contest.
Luther is ranked no.3 in the United Soccer Coaches (USC) region ix poll and receiving votes in the top-25 national poll by the USC announced on Tuesday (Oct. 13).
The Norse remain at home on Saturday, Oct. 17 for an 11 a.m. game against Knox College.
