NEW ULM, Minn. – Saturday afternoon saw the Yellowjacket men's soccer team take on Martin Luther in Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) play. Superior wasted no time and scored early and later exploded to eight unanswered tallies to defeat the Knights 10-1.
Match Notes
- Seth Davidson (Sartell, Minn./Sartell) opened the scoring in the second minute after an assist from Valentin Soares (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/Colegio Equipe). Nearly 15 seconds later, Bryce Boldt (Waupaca, Wis./Waupaca) found the back of the net to lift Superior to a 2-0 lead in under two minutes.
- MLC responded in the third minute with a goal from Joshua Krenke, but from there the 'Jackets regained control as five others found the scoresheet.
- Soares found the back of the net at the 15th minute of play for the final goal in the first half, but after the break, Superior came out of the gates firing on all cylinders.
- Wyatt Nelson (River Falls, Wis./River Falls) logged his third goal of the campaign at the 47th minute before Melvin Andersson (Kalmar, Sweden/Stagneliusskolan) took a feed from Davidson and buried it home.
- Boldt completed the hat trick with goals at the 49th and 56th minute, while Davidson fired his second goal of the day at the 61st minute, logging his nation-leading 27th goal of the year.
- On the PK, James Colt (London, England/Chiswick School) scored at the 82nd minute of play before Francisco Alvarez (Buenos Aires, Argentina/Waunakee (Wis.)) rounded out the scoring with a goal at the 89th minute of action.
- Davidson took seven shots on the afternoon, while Boldt and Colt each had five.
- Nathan Moore (Billings, Mont./Skyview) drew the start and came away with the victory in a full 90 minutes in net.
The Yellowjackets will now set their sights to the UMAC Semifinal match, scheduled for Wednesday at SCCU Stadium in Superior.
