NAPERVILLE, IL - The Benedictine University men's soccer team broke a two-game road losing skid with a 1-0 blanking of North Central College on Wednesday night.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 1, North Central 0

THE DETAILS
• Benedictine set the tone early, breaking through on a Nick Kapetanos blast in the 28th minute on a feed from Erik Stammer for the only goal of the game
• The defense allowed just a single shot in the opening 45 minutes
• The back line held strong in the final 45 to preserve the victory
• Antonio Marti-Polo denied a header attempt in the final 10 minutes to preserve the shutout, the second of the year

FROM THE COACH
"I thought Antonio (Marti-Polo) and his back line did an excellent job tonight," head coach Attila Schmidt said. "There were a lot of dangerous moments that they had to diffuse late in the game and it is a big reason why we were able to come out with a positive result."

STAT LEADERS
• North Central held a 7-2 advantage in shots during the second half but Benedictine finished with a 9-8 lead for the entire game
• Benedictine produced five corner kick opportunities
• Kapetanos finished with six shots, five on goal
• Marti-Polo made five saves in net
• All five saves came in the second half

UP NEXT
Benedictine (3-3) travels to North Park University on Saturday night