A pair of early second-half goals gave the Dordt University men's soccer team a 2-0 win against Dakota Wesleyan in a conference match played tonight in Mitchell, S.D.Â
Final Score from Mitchell, S.D.
The Defenders earned their second straight win and evened their record to 2-2 in the GPAC, 5-4-1 overall. Dakota Wesleyan is now 0-2-1 in the GPAC, 4-3-1 overall.Â
Scoreless after a back-and-forth, fast-paced first half that featured a combined 13 shots (8 on goal), Dordt netted a pair of goals in the opening seven minutes of the second half to get the win.Â
The Defenders first goal was scored by
Blake Hansen on a head from a corner kick by
Alberto Jimenez during the 49th minute. The goal was Hansen's fourth of the season and the Defenders third goal scored off a corner kick in the last two matches. Less than three minutes later,
Javier Moscardo put his team up 2-0 when he received a pass in front of the goal from
Blake Hansen and touched it by the DWU goalkeeper.Â
Blake Hansen scores the Defenders first goal:
Javier Moscardo nets an important insurance goal less than 3-minutes later:
Brandon Hansen (2-2-1) and the Dordt defense made the two-goal lead hold up as they earned their fourth shutout of the season.Â
By the Numbers:
- Dordt totaled 16 shots, 11 on frame
- Blake Hansen (4) and Tyson Reitsma (3) led the Defenders in shot attempts
- Hansen (11 points) and Moscardo (9 points) rank second and third for the Defenders in points scored this season
- Hansen has accumulated 80 points (34 goals, 12 assists) for his career
- Brandon Hansen earned his second shutout of the season, fifth of his career
- Dakota Wesleyan accounted for 13 shots, seven on-goal
- Hunter Birozy made six saves for the host Tigers
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