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Zachary Timmerman
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Covenant College COV (9-3-1, 2-0-0)
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Winner Belmont BEL (3-6-3, 0-3-1)
Covenant College COV
(9-3-1, 2-0-0)
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Final
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Belmont BEL
(3-6-3, 0-3-1)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Covenant College COV 0 0 0
Belmont BEL 0 1 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men's Soccer Gets Back in Win Column with 1-0 Victory Tuesday

Graduate Forward Case Cox’s 53rd-Minute Goal the Difference

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Snapping a four-match losing streak, the Belmont University men's soccer team defeated Covenant College 1-nil Tuesday night at E.S. Rose Park behind graduate forward Case Cox's 53rd-minute goal. The Bruins (3-6-3), who found the back of the net for the first time since Sept. 15, tallied a season-high five shots on goal and surrendered only three total shots.
 
Belmont recorded 12 total shots and conceded only two shots on goal against the NCAA Division III Scots (9-2-1). Controlling possession, the Bruins outshot Covenant College 5-1 in the first half and 7-2 in the second half while earning seven corner kicks.
 
After a scoreless opening half, which included a near goal by Cox just seven-and-a-half minutes in, it took Belmont a little under eight minutes into the second half to take the lead. Senior defender Alex Clayton fed a ball into the box and redshirt sophomore defender Nate Mefford swung the ball over to an open Cox, who cranked in his first goal of the season. The Bruins would threaten once again in the 66th when sophomore defender AJ Elliott put a ball on goal that was saved by Covenant College's Eli Honeycutt.
 
The Scots' last real scoring chance came in the 76th minute and Belmont allowed only one Covenant College corner in the second half.
 
Both Cox and Mefford had opportunities to give the Bruins a second goal in the closing three minutes, but both shots were saved by the Scots' keeper.
 
Graduate goalkeeper Grant Calvert made a pair of saves in collecting his third clean sheet of the season.
Of Note
  • Belmont claims its first win since Aug. 29 (Northern Kentucky) and first result since Sept. 15 (No. 4 Western Michigan).
  • The victory is the Bruins' first against Covenant College in program history, going back to Belmont's NAIA days in the 1990's.
  • The Bruins have gotten a result in 32 of their last 36 matches at Rose Park, outscoring their opponents 53-23 during that stretch.
  • Cox's second-half goal was his career 10th.
  • Mefford secured his first career assist on Cox's goal.
  • Clayton notched his team-leading third assist of the season.
Up Next
Belmont returns to Missouri Valley Conference play this weekend and closes out a four-match homestand with 17th-ranked and league-leader Missouri State Saturday evening. Kickoff from Rose Park is scheduled for 6 p.m. All Bruin home matches are broadcast on ESPN+.
 
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