LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Bellarmine University men's soccer team's rapid-fire succession of nonconference games will conclude on Monday at Kentucky Wesleyan College.
The Knights (1-1) will square off with KWC (0-1) at 3 p.m. (ET) at Panther Field. Kentucky Wesleyan is a former member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference that now competes in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference.
Bellarmine opened its season at neutral-site University of Indianapolis against reigning G-MAC Tournament champion Cedarville and runner-up Davis & Elkins. The Knights dropped the first match 3-0 before regrouping to capture a 1-0 victory in double overtime in the second.
Sophomore midfielder
Trevor Thompson scored the game-winner for Bellarmine after being set up for the score by freshman midfielder
Keegan Gordon and junior midfielder
Beau Laufer. The Knights held a 15-6 advantage in shots and freshman goalkeeper
Zach Pogue notched a shutout in his first collegiate start.
Kentucky Wesleyan opened the season Thursday with a 3-2 loss at Southern Indiana. The Panthers led 2-1 at halftime before the Screaming Eagles scored twice in the second half. Kaelin Hildreth and Cody Leffert accounted for the goals for KWC, which finished last season 7-8-3 including a 2-0 loss at Bellarmine.
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Bellarmine (1-1) at Kentucky Wesleyan (0-1)Time: 3 p.m. (ET)
Date: Monday, Sept. 7
Venue: Panther Field
