AURORA, IL - The Benedictine University men's soccer team finished a weekend at the Aurora University Spartan Classic by tallying a third consecutive shutout over Augustana College.


#16 Benedictine 4, Augustana 0


• Benedictine dictated the pace from the outset of the contest
• Carlos Gallardo opened the scoring in the 19th minute, putting home a cross from Nick Kapetanos following a free kick
• Less than two minutes later Gallardo buried another feed to make the score 2-0, heading home a cross from Kapetanos
• Larry Meehan struck in the 27th minute, netting the third goal of the half in an eight minute span
• Meehan buried a cross from Erik Stammer in front of the net
• The opportunities continued into the second half for Benedictine while the defense held strong
• Aldreiron Smith capped the scoring in the 81st minute, finishing a feed from Gio Ovalle


• Benedictine held a 16-10 advantage in shots with eight in each half and an 8-3 lead in the opening 45
• Benedictine placed 11 shots on goal and held a 9-1 margin in corner kicks
• Antonio Marti Polo worked his third straight blank sheet, notching three saves
• Kapetanos finished with five shots, including three on goal, and added a pair of assists


Benedictine (4-1) continues the non-conference schedule at home Wednesday night against North Central