LISLE, IL - The Benedictine University men's soccer team, ranked 16th in the nation, claimed the first win of the season by tallying a double-overtime decision over visiting Whitworth University on Sunday night, finishing the opening weekend of play.


Benedictine 2, Whitworth 1  - 2OT


• The contest was played even throughout
• Whitworth was picked to win the Northwest Conference for a fourth consecutive season and returned all but four players from a title team
• Benedictine was the early aggressor missing on a pair of attempts
• Nick Kapetanos found the back of the net in the 15th minute, driving home a feed from Aldreiron Smith
• The goal marked the 61st in the career of Kapetanos, matching the conference record for career goals
• Whitworth did not need long to tie the score, knotting the contest less than two minutes later
• Benedictine held a 7-3 edge in shots during the opening 45 minutes, but neither side would score again until the second extra session
• Both teams posted strong attempts in the first extra session
• Lukasz Sulka blasted home a free kick in the second minute of the second session to end the contest and hand Benedictine the first win of the year
• The goal marked the first in the Benedictine career for Sulka


• Benedictine held a 17-11 advantage in shots, but Whitworth featured a 6-1 edge in corner kicks
• Antonio Marti Polo finished with three saves in goal
• Benedictine put five shots on target
• Sulka, Erik Stammer and Kapetanos all finished with four shots


Benedictine (1-1) travels to Illinois Wesleyan for a non-conference game on Wednesday night