AURORA, IL - The Benedictine University men's soccer team opened the season against a team receiving national recognition at Aurora.

FINAL SCORE
Hope 5, Benedictine 1

THE DETAILS
• Hope, who is receiving national attention and plays in one of the top conferences in the region, opened the scoring in the eighth minute and grabbed a 2-0 advantage just over 12 minutes later
• Benedictine managed just two shots in the first half but took advantage of an opportunity in the 29th minute to cut the deficit in half
• George Omondi-Soipan set up Lukasz Sulka for the first goal of the season in the 29th minute
• Hope countered just over five minutes later to lead 3-1 and scored twice in the second half to account for the final
• Benedictine finished with just five shots while Hope notched 19
• 17 different players saw the field in the match
• Martin Estrada-Jimenez started in goal and recorded three saves
• Dominic Wistocki also saw time in net
• Sulka finished with three shots including two on goal

UP NEXT
Benedictine (0-1) faces Alma at Aurora on Saturday afternoon to finish the opening weekend.