COLUMBUS, Miss. – The Belhaven Men's Soccer team was victorious over MUW on Tuesday night by a score of 4-3 in the final non-conference match of the 2022 campaign. The Blazers are now 6-5-5 on the season.
Belhaven opened the scoring in the 25th minute on a goal by junior
Adrian Eaglin. The Blazers capitalized on the momentum by adding another score just 45 seconds later when
Julian Carreira found the net to extend the lead.
The Blazers continued to put pressure on the Owls for the rest of the first half.
Zachary Mouton connected on a shot to give Belhaven a commanding 3-0 lead in the 33rd minute.
Belhaven continued to own the chances early in the second half, but it was the Owls who connected in the 57th minute to cut the deficit to 3-1. MUW added another in the 65th minute to get within a goal with 25 minutes to play.
Just when it seemed that the Owls had all the momentum,
Igor Rudolph scored his fifth goal of the season to extend the lead back to two. However, MUW would not go away quietly as they scored their third goal of the half to draw within a score in the 81st minute.
Nothing came of some late opportunities from both teams as Belhaven held on for the 4-3 road victory. The Blazers finished with 11 Shots-On-Goal to just four for the Owls.
Belhaven wraps up the regular season Saturday, October 22nd against Piedmont for Senior Day at the Bowl. Start time is set for 7:30 PM.
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