BELOIT, Wis. - Beloit College 1-12-1 (1-3-1 MWC) fell behind early, then scored eight goals, six of them in the second half, in an 8-2 win over Monmouth (Ill.) 0-12 (0-5 MWC) on Saturday at Historic Strong Soccer Field.
Ervin Rosas scored four goals, and
Daniel Abreu set up four more. The Buccaneers outshot the Fighting Scots 40-9.
In the first half, Monmouth struck first, scoring in the 9th minute. Six minutes later, after a Fighting Scots own goal, the Bucs leveled the scoreline. Monmouth restored the lead just two second later to make it 2-1.
The Buccaneers took over from there.
Royce Rodriguez set up Rosas in the 38th minute for a 2-2 tie. Abreu then found Rosas in the 43rd minute to give Beloit a 3-2 halftime lead. Beloit took 19 shots in the half to Monmouth's six.
In the second half, the Bucs scored on their first real push after the break. Abreu again set up Rosas in the 49th minute, making it 4-2.
Kenji Taira followed with two goals of his own, both assisted by Abreu, in the 51st minute (5-2) and the 58th minute (6-2).
Monmouth's Gabe Cadet was shown a red card for serious foul play in the 63rd minute, and Beloit made the extra man count.
Michael Berry scored in the 65th minute off assists from Kingpavong and
Matteo Jijon (Wilmette, IL) to make it 7-2.
The final goal came in the 84th minute, and it was a Rosas goal assisted by goalkeeper
David Staats (Meridian, ID). That made it 8-2, which held through the final whistle. Beloit took 21 shots in the second half to Monmouth's three.
The Bucs will look to build on this momentum heading into a clash with conference leading Luther College on Tuesday. Kick off from Luther Soccer Field is set for 6 pm.
