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Covenant College Scots
luke laughlin running
Karsten Halvorson
1
Berea BER (1-8-2, 0-1-0)
5
Winner Covenant COV (8-2-1, 1-0-0)
Berea BER
(1-8-2, 0-1-0)
1
Final
5
Covenant COV
(8-2-1, 1-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Berea BER 0 1 1
Covenant COV 3 2 5

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Scots Put Five Past Mountaineers

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. - Covenant took on former CCS-foe Berea on Wednesday night looking to move its win streak to four games. A strong offensive showing from the Scots led to a 5-1 result over the Mountaineers.

Final: Covenant 5, Berea 1
Records: Covenant (8-2-1), Berea (1-8-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

  • Covenant didn't waste any time as Luke Laughlin headed in a corner kick cross by Kade Theunissen in the fourth minute. 
  • In the sixth minute, Fox Landgren delivered a goal after Theunissen passed him the ball across the box that he smashed into the back of the net. 
  • Covenant continued to press on with wave-after-wave of attacks over the next 30 minutes. 
  • The Scots went up 3-0 in the 40th minute as Jonathan Welsh found Jackson Bostrom sliding at the back post for a goal. 
  • Covenant goalkeeper Will Hicks, preserved the 3-0 lead with a great save off a Berea set piece in the 44th minute. 
  • In the 50th minute, Jackson Hinson put a shot up from outside the box that rattled the top of the crossbar.
  • Laughlin scored his second goal in the 52nd minute as a quick throw-in led to Whitt Tisdale putting in a cross at the near post that Laughlin got on the end of. 
  • Moments later, Tisdale earned a penalty kick after being fouled by the Berea goalie. The junior took the penalty and converted it to make it 5-0. 
  • In the 69th minute, Berea went down a man after Peter Mensah picked up his second yellow card.
  • Berea earned a consolation goal in the 76th minute off the foot of Tobore Takpor.
  • The Scots came close to a sixth goal in the 88th minute as Anderson Ivey's shot that was heading into the back of the net was cleared away by a Mountaineers defender. 

GAME NOTES: 

  • Covenant moves to 13-1-0 all-time against Berea.
  • Covenant outshot Berea 35-16 and had a 15-7 advantage in shots on goal.
  • In his first appearance of the year, Hicks delivered six saves. 

UP NEXT: Covenant returns to the field on Saturday for a conference battle with Huntingdon at 1 p.m. at Scotland Yard. 

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