APPLETON, Wis. - Beloit College men's soccer kept the game competitive for long stretches and got strong goalkeeping from David Staats (Meridian, ID). Lawrence still pulled away in the second half for a 3-0 win at the Banta Bowl.
Beloit (1-15-1, 1-6-1 MWC) came out the more aggressive side. Nick Kingpavong fired the game's first shot in the 3rd minute, just wide right, and the Buccaneers won three corner kicks in the first five minutes. They finished the opening half with a 7-1 edge in corners and held 43 percent of possession, but couldn't turn the pressure into a goal.
Lawrence (8-4-2, 4-4-0 MWC) took the lead in the 20th minute. Following a corner kick, Quill Tegenfeldt-Pfohman finished off assists from Alan McIntosh and Grayson Ogren to make it 1-0, the score at halftime.
Staats, who played all 90 minutes in goal, was Beloit's standout. The Vikings put 10 shots on target, and he saved seven of them, with stops on Emiliano Garcia Fadanalli, Oscar Aronsen, Ogren, Tegenfeldt-Pfohman, William Plougmand Mikkelsen, Pablo Silveira and Jack Murdoch. Lawrence's second half was far busier, with nine shots against Beloit's one.
The Vikings finally broke through again in the 63rd minute, when Tegenfeldt-Pfohman scored his second of the day from an Ogren assist. Daito Sho added a third in the 71st minute off a Silveira assist.
Beloit's offense generated only four shots, two of them on target. Kingpavong led the way with two shots, including a 36th-minute attempt that Lawrence goalkeeper Cristian Puebla saved, and he played 77 minutes. Michael Berryvsent a shot high in the 39th minute off the bench, and Matteo Jijon (Wilmette, IL) forced Puebla into a save in the 84th minute, Beloit's last real chance. Puebla made two saves and earned the shutout.
Beloit committed 11 fouls to Lawrence's 15 and was called offside once. Benjamin Eilbes (Madison, Wis.) and Elijah Hartberg (Stoughton, Wis.) played the full 90 minutes up front, and Diego Escobar anchored the midfield for 82 minutes. Beloit used 20 players in all, with Berry (40 minutes) and Jijon (36) among the most active substitutes.
The Buccaneers are at home for their final games of the 2026 season. They host Millikin on Tuesday at 3 pm and host Illinois College for their final game of the season on the 31st at 1 pm.
