NEW ULM, Minn. - The University of Wisconsin-Stout men's soccer team made the most of its chances on Friday afternoon to beat MLC 6-1.
The Blue Devils registered 16 shots on target and found the net on six of those attempts, highlighting the quality of chances they got. Stout outshot MLC 28-9 overall and had 59 percent of the possession.
After a relatively evenly-played first half hour, the Blue Devils scored three goals within a nine-minute span to break the match open. Sven Oberg scored the first two, the first on a feed from Sevie Koss and the second on a cross from Odyn Peterson. Koss would net the third goal in the 40th minute.
Stout began the second half as it finished the first, scoring three more times in the first 25 minutes after halftime.
Nicholas Russ played the first 69:31 of the match, giving up six goals and making seven saves.
Samuel Bigelow played the final 20:29 in shutout fashion, making three saves in the process.
The Knights got a consolation goal with two seconds left from freshman Gabe Habeck, who stole the ball from the Stout defense, dribbled past the goalkeeper and scored on the open net.
