NEW ULM, Minn. --Â Junior
Phillip Eriksen (Skjetten, Norway/Lorenskog) scored two goals and goalkeepers
Alex Paredes (Mequon, Wis./Homestead) and
Patrick Sessions (Brighton, England/Brighton, Hove & Sussex Sixth Form College) combined for a clean sheet as the UW-Superior men's soccer team defeated Martin Luther, 5-0, at the MLC Soccer Field on Saturday.
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The Yellowjackets scored all five of their goals the first 37 minutes of the match, including senior
Blake Perry's (Anoka, Minn./Anoka) seventh of the season just 1:36 into the contest from freshman
Freddy Watson (Wendover, England/Berkshire College of Agriculture).
Nicolai Stokker (Klokkarstua, Norway/St. Hallvard) made it 2-0 in the 22nd minute with an assist from Perry, and
Josh Bellamy (High Wycombe, England/FAB Football Academy) scored his first of the year in he 29th.
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Eriksen notched his fourth and fifth goals of the season six minutes apart in the 31st and 37th minutes to cap the scoring.
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Paredes played the first half in net, making two saves in the second and 41st minutes on Grant Gawrisch and Matthew Koelpin, respectively. Sessions did not face a shot on goal in the second half.
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UWS (4-2-1, 2-0-1 UMAC) outshot the Knights, 28-6, overall and put 13 shots on frame while holding nearly 70 percent of possession for the match.
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Martin Luther fell to 1-6-1 overall and 0-3-0 in the UMAC with the loss. Goalkeeper Adam Rosenbaum went the distance in the MLC net, making eight saves.
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Superior returns to the pitch Friday at Crown in a 4:30 p.m., kickoff.
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