ATCHISON, Kan.— The Woods men's soccer team (5-9-1, 3-8-1 Heart) lost a 5-1 game on the road Friday night at Benedictine. The Ravens (10-4-3, 7-3-3 Heart) took a two-goal lead into the break before tacking on two insurance goals in the final 45 minutes.
Benedictine opened the match with the first goal of the contest in the 24th minute when Zach Pederson slotted home a ball from Kody Aregaz.
Woods responded just six minutes later with a goal of their own. Francesco Dibra started the run who dished a pass to team captain Charlie Williams. The senior from Birmingham, England, belted a shot past the keeper to even the match at one.
The Ravens attack maintained their pressure in the closing minutes of the half, netting two additional goals to set the score at 3-1 heading into the break.
After the intermission, it was all Ravens. Benedictine tallied two goals after the midway point, fired off 11 shots, while running four different set pieces off awarded corner kicks.
Woods corralled five saves in the contest, preserving the four-goal deficit.
The Owls return to the pitch on Tuesday night with another Heart matchup against Saint Ambrose University.
