MISHAWAKA, Ind. – The Spring Arbor University men's soccer team opened the Crossroads League portion of its schedule with a 2-0 setback on the road against the defending national champions, Bethel University, on Saturday.
The No. 7 ranked Pilots scored one goal in each half to improve to 7-2-1 on the season while the Cougars slipped to 5-2-3 overall.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Spring Arbor 0, (7) Bethel 2
LOCATION: Mishawaka, Ind.
RECORDS: Spring Arbor 5-2-3 (0-1-0 CL), Bethel 7-2-1 (1-0-0 CL)
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
- Bethel opened the scoring with a goal in the 33rd minute from Julian Vargas.
- The Pilots padded their lead following a goal by Sodai Koketsu in the 61st minute.
- Bethel finished the afternoon with 19 shots while holding Spring Arbor to three.
- SAU goalkeeper Matt LeBlanc made four saves.
UP NEXT
Spring Arbor will look to bounce back when it hosts Mount Vernon Nazarene University on Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m.