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Oct. 12, 2019 - The No. 25 Loras College men's soccer team defeated Buena Vista University 8-2 in the Rock Bowl on Saturday.
Tigrio Huerta led the Duhawks securing a hat trick in the second half.
The Duhawks led in shots 35-4 with 16 of the shots being on goal.Â
Huerta opened up the scoring in the eighth minute. Â
Manny Lopez followed with a goal of his own in the 17th minute of play.
Alex Sery pushed the Duhawks lead to 3-0 with just one minute remaining in the first half.
Mark Histed scored the first goal of the second half in the 47th minute. Sam McLachlan found the back of the net to give the Beavers their first goal of the night in the 49th minute. Huerta scored his second goal of the night in the 54th minute to push Loras' lead to 5-1.
Huerta secured the hat trick in the 56th minute thanks to the quick pass from Josh Burr. Buena Vista forward Noah Bardwell sent a shot low center to give the Beavers their second goal of the night.
Patrick Clancy scored the final goal of the night in the 87th minute to give the Duhawks the 8-2 victory.Â
Loras returns to action against Wartburg College on Tuesday, Oct. 15. First kick in Waverly is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.Â