No. 23 Knights Top No. 3 Pilots in Shutout Win

Indianapolis, Ind.- The Marian men's soccer shuts out No. 3 Bethel in a defensive showdown Wednesday evening. The Knights move to 8-3-4 overall on the year and 3-1-2 in the Crossroads League after the win.

The Knights struck first with Joao Antonio Rocha, Gustavo Nunes, Josh Wesseling, and Kyohei Kuroda all recording shots early in the first half of play. Bethel took their first chance, but were quickly followed up by a shot from Donovan Dolittle. The pilots recorded a pair of shots and Matthew Loo wrapped up the half with a shot high ending the first half with a 0-0 tie.

Bethel opened up the second half with the first shot, but Wesseling and Doolittle followed up with two more shots. Before Nunes charged, recording the first goal of the game to take the lead. Each team recorded two more shots with Foslyn Grant and Alexis Lopez taking the chances for Marian. The Pilots attempted to tie the game with four more shots, but came up short, allowing the Knights to take the 1-0 shutout win. 

Gustavo Nunes led the Knights with the game winning goal and three shots. Josh Wesseling and Donovan Doolittle each recorded a pair of shots through the evening. Kyohei Kuroda, Joao Antonio Rocha, Matthew Loo, Alexis Lopez, and Foslyn Grant each recorded one shot. In goal, Mateo Garcia-Galen recorded the win through the evening.

Marian will be back in action on Saturday, October 18th as they travel to Spring Arbor to take on the Cougars at 2pm.

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