Goals by Sarr and Bertalan lift NCWC to 2-0 win over Methodist

Rocky Mount, NC - Sophomore Ousman Sarr and freshman Florian Bertalan (pictured) each tallied scores on Wednesday afternoon, helping their Battling Bishop men's soccer team to a 2-0 victory over Methodist University at Scalf Field. Goalkeeper Benjamin Kruk did the rest in goal, making four saves on nine shots to preserve the shutout. With the victory, Wesleyan improves to 9-7 on the season, 4-1 in the USA South.

Sarr's goal came in the 28th minute when he took a pass from Manuel Lomba Pacheco and blasted a one-timer from 20 yards out.  Wesleyan took the 1-0 lead into intermission.

The Monarchs (8-9, 3-2 USAC) had several scoring opportunities in the second half and out-shot the Battling Bishops 7-6 in the period. Kruk, however, made several key deflections to preserve the 1-0 advantage. Bertalan later put to rest any thoughts of a comeback with an unassisted goal in the 87th minute.  His initial shot was actually saved by MU keeper Kyle Beach, but Bertalan headed in the deflection for the 2-0 final.

Beach finished with five saves on ten Wesleyan shots in the losing efforts. The match was evenly played throughout with each team earning three corner kicks and nine fouls.

The Battling Bishops wrap up their 2009 regular season slate on Saturday when they host Greensboro College on Senior Day. Game time is slated for 1:00 p.m. at Scalf Field.

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