STORM LAKE, Iowa – The Loras College men's soccer team turned in a dominant offensive performance Saturday evening, defeating Buena Vista University, 8-1, at J. Leslie Rollins Stadium and Peterson Field. 

Loras established control early, creating several scoring opportunities before Charlie Sieg opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Christopher Hastert doubled the advantage in the 24th minute to put the Duhawks ahead 2-0.

The Duhawks continued to build momentum late in the opening half, scoring twice in a span of just over a minute. Sam Keen found the back of the net in the 33rd minute off an assist from Noah Smith before Jonathan Ademi added another in the 34th minute, giving Loras a commanding 4-0 lead heading into halftime.

Loras carried its offensive momentum into the second half, as Joseph Sorce extended the advantage to 5-0 in the 53rd minute with his sixth goal of the season. Keen followed with his second goal of the contest in the 63rd minute, pushing the Duhawks' lead to six.

Buena Vista broke through in the 67th minute when Kenin Kapich scored to make it 6-1, but Loras responded just over four minutes later when Ian Giddings recorded his first goal of the season in the 71st minute off an assist from Gabriel Porter to restore the six-goal advantage.

The Duhawks capped off the scoring in the 87th minute when Simon Serna netted his first goal of the season, assisted by Kael Pacaro, securing the 8-1 victory.

Keen led the offensive effort with two goals, while Sieg, Hastert, Ademi, Sorce, Giddings, and Serna each contributed one. Loras finished with a 21-4 advantage in total shots, including a 14-2 edge in shots on goal. The Duhawks also held an 8-5 advantage in corner kicks.

Defensively, Alexander Drexler earned the victory in goal, recording one save across nearly 68 minutes of action before Jack Bouska played the final 22 minutes.

Up Next: The Duhawks return to action on Oct. 21, when they travel to Indianola, Iowa to take on the Simpson College Storm. Match time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.