Posted: Sep 02, 2017
Bison roll to season-opening win over UC-Clermont, 8-0
Bethany
8
Cincinnati-Clermont
(1-1)
0
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bethany () | 5 | 3 | 8 |
|
Cincinnati-Clermont (1-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andrew Woodley, Sports Information Director
DEFIANCE, Ohio (Sept. 2) - The Bethany College men's soccer team cruised to an 8-0 win over Cincinnati-Clermont to open the 2017 season at the Defiance Purple & Gold Classic Saturday afternoon.
THE MATCHUP
- Final: Bethany 8, UC-Clermont 0 (Box Score)
- Records: Bethany 1- 0, UC-Clermont 1-1
- Location: Winsper-Knobel Field | Defiance, Ohio (Neutral Site)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Sophomore Baboucar Sallah-Mohammed (Arlington, Va./Fishburne Military) and freshman Luis Artega (Pachuca, Mexico/Leonardo Bravo) each scored twice in the first 17 minutes of the game to establish a 4-0 lead for the Bison early.
- Senior Adam Franco (Inglewood, Calif./Carter) tallied the team's next two goals to push the lead to 6-0. Franco scored in the 34th and 74th minutes.
- A pair of goals in the final six minutes completed the 8-0 win for Bethany.
MATCH NOTES
- Freshman goalkeeper Torben Grether (Rheinfelden, Germany/Georg-Buchner) made one save in his collegiate debut and earned the win.
- Bethany out-shot UC-Clermont 26-to-2 for the match.
UP NEXT
- The Bison will take on host-Defiance tomorrow, Sunday, September 3 at 3 p.m.
- Live statistics for the match will be available here.
