Men's Soccer | 9/6/2017 11:05:00 PM

Box Score

BLOOMINGTON, IL - A goal in the 85th minute lifted the 16th-ranked Benedictine University men's soccer team to a 1-0 shutout win over Illinois Wesleyan on the road Wednesday night.


Benedictine 1, Illinois Wesleyan 0


• Illinois Wesleyan set the pace early, notching three shots in the opening 15 minutes
• Benedictine tallied two shots and a corner in the final five minutes but could not find the back of the net
• The second half featured plenty of back and forth action
• Benedictine turned it on over the final 20 minutes, creating chance after chance
• Three different individuals had opportunities thwarted by the Illinois Wesleyan goalie
• Mark Tun fired a blast off the crossbar in the 85th minute
• Hayden Van Son cleaned up the mess, tallying the first goal of his Benedictine career on a deflection
• A last ditch effort by the hosts missed wide


• Antonio Marti Polo earned the shutout, notching a pair of saves
• Benedictine finished with a 13-11 edge in shots after tallying nine in the second half
• Benedictine also featured seven corner kicks in the second half, finishing with eight in the match
• Nick Kapetanos finished with four shots, two on goal
• Van Son added a pair of shots


Benedictine (2-1) plays a pair of matches at Aurora this weekend against Alma and Augustana