JACKSON, Miss. - MUW pulled even early in the second half, but Belhaven answered with five straight goals to take a 6-1 win Tuesday night at Belhaven Bowl Stadium. Six Blazers scored as Belhaven improved to 7-7-1 and snapped a three-match skid.
Wyatt Dupre opened the scoring at 12:30 off an assist from Ivan Quiñones. Belhaven controlled much of the first half, taking 10 shots and earning eight corner kicks, but went to the break with a 1-0 lead.
Drake Ballard tied the match for MUW at 51:59. The Blazers pressed for an answer, earning three quick corners before
Graham Harris forced a save and
Ricardo Flores struck the crossbar. Flores then converted a penalty kick at 63:32 to put Belhaven back in front.
Adrian Sanchez made it 3-1 less than five minutes later.
Belhaven put the match away with three goals in the final 11 minutes.
CJ Koppeis scored at 79:06,
Tyler Milioto finished a pass from
Aiden Paz at 85:33, and
Zachary Howard closed the scoring at 87:54 off assists from Milioto and Koppeis. Milioto and Koppeis each finished with a goal and an assist.
The Blazers outshot MUW 29-5, including 19-3 after halftime, and held a 14-0 advantage in corner kicks.
Justin Ramirez made one save for Belhaven.
Belhaven returns to CCS play Saturday, Oct. 17, when it hosts Piedmont at 2 p.m. at Belhaven Bowl Stadium.
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