SUPERIOR, Wis. – On Saturday, the Yellowjacket men's soccer team played host to their Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) rival in Bethany Lutheran. The 'Jackets exploded in the first half, scoring five goals and rolling to claim the program's 10th postseason championship.
Match Notes
- The 'Jackets scored at the 17th minute where Harvey McLoughlin (London, England/Highgate Woods) took a feed from Seth Davidson (Sartell, Minn./Sartell) and buried it home for the first tally of the match.
- Wyatt Nelson (River Falls, Wis./River Falls) scored his fourth of the season with assists from McLoughlin and Alek Pyrah (London, England/Chiswick School) at the 21st minute of action. Just four minutes later, Davidson took a bouncing ball inside the box and fired it past the Vikings keeper Brady Price for a 3-0 lead.
- At the 32nd minute, Pyrah sent a corner kick towards Wyatt Anderson (Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo) who converted the fourth Yellowjacket goal of the contest, his first as a Yellowjacket.
- The final blow in the first half came off the foot of Jay'ce Jones (Torrance, Calif./Palisades Charter), who was given a flick from James Colt (London, England/Chiswick School) for the fifth goal.
- Bryce Boldt (Waupaca, Wis./Waupaca) scored for Superior at the 72nd minute of play after a free kick from Pyrah was sent towards Davidson, who passed it over to Boldt for the sixth unanswered tally.
- Henry Ruhland (River Falls, Wis./River Falls) made the start in goal before giving way to Nathan Moore (Billings, Mont./Skyview) later in the match.
The Yellowjackets have once again earned the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. They will await their next opponent during the NCAA's Selection Show on Monday at 10 a.m.
