Sterling's
summary of the game at Bethel on October 11, 2008.
WARRIORS WERE LIGHTS OUT IN 4-0 WIN AT BETHEL
10/13/2008 - The Sterling men's soccer team wasted no time getting on the scoreboard Saturday night at Bethel College, scoring two goals in the first 10 minutes of the match. Junior 
midfielder, Justin Martens, got the scoring started in the 6th minute when he slipped a header into the back corner of the net off of a Jordan Miller throw-in. The Warriors struck again just 4 minutes later when Mladen Bjelica took a ball from the right flank and dribbled back into the heart of the Thresher's midfield and slotted a perfect ball to Warrior forward Ryan Covey who was making a perfect run on the back side of the Bethel defense. Bjelica's ball found Covey running into space for a 1v1 with Bethel goalkeeper, Brady Coffman; Covey burried the shot into the back of the net for a 2-0 lead. Shortly after the second goal the lights went out at Goering Field, resulting in a 35 minute game delay as the teams waited in the dark. The Warriors picked back up where they left off, scoring one more time before the half ended when Ryan Covey scored in the 39th minute, giving the Warriors a comfortable 3-0 lead. Covey wasn't quite finished for the evening. Early in the second half, in the 52nd minute the Sterling forward got his third goal of the night on a rare assist from Warrior goalkeeper Zach Hallen. With the wind at his back, Hallen punted the ball just outside the Thresher's penalty box, where Covey challenged Bethel's Yenika Fon for the loose ball and Covey came away with another 1v1 with Coffman and put the finishing touch on the 4-0 win. "I was really pleased with the result," commented Warrior coach, David Underwood."We didn't have a ton of shots on goal, we were just scoring on almost everything we hit, it seemed. I was really happy with the shut-out. I know Bethel has struggled this year, but we knew they would put up a good fight all night as they have had some 1 goal losses to some of the best teams in the country this year."
The Warriors move to 8-3 on the season (2-1 KCAC) and will meet Ottawa University at home on Wednesday afternoon for what promises to be a great match. Ottawa is coming fresh off an upset of highly touted Friends University this past weekend.
[Please note that photograph is taken from http://www.sterling.edu/news/warriors-were-lights-out-4-0-win-bethel and is Copyright 2008 by Sterling College.]
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