Anderson Shuts Out Berea, Punches Ticket to HCAC Tournament

Needing a win to qualify for the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Tournament, the Anderson University men's soccer team shut out Berea College 2-0 on Tuesday in Berea, Ky.

Anderson (6-7-4, 3-3-3) punched its ticket to the HCAC Tournament and earned the No. 4 seed. Berea (5-12-2, 4-4) settled in the No. 5 seed. The Ravens and the Mountaineers finished tied in the HCAC standings, but Tuesday's win secured the head-to-head tiebreaker for Anderson. Bluffton University (6-6-5, 3-4-2) finished with the No. 6 seed. Earlham College (4-11-2, 3-5-1) trailed Bluffton by one point in the conference standings, just missing the conference tournament. A tie or loss for the Ravens would have eliminated them from the HCAC Tournament.

COACH SCOTT FRIDLEY'S COMMENTS

I am very proud of the boys, a hard-fought game against a quality opponent. I thought our boys played a complete game [on Tuesday]. I thought out defense was fantastic, led by our goalkeeper Braydon Kennedy as well as Drew Vaughn. The boys put us in a great place to be able to host on Saturday. We look forward to that opportunity and hope we bring our best game.

SCORING SUMMARY

• Anderson Goal at 54:10 (1-0): Goal – Daniel Karlen
• Anderson Goal at 68:16 (2-0): Goal – Ryan McClure; Assists – Cohen Wintin & Jack Harris

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Anderson outshot Berea 14-12 and held a 9-5 advantage in shots on goal.
• The Raven's Raven – Daniel Karlen – 1 Goal, 1 Shot, 1 Shot on Goal
• Braydon Kennedy – Five-Save Shutout, 3 Intercepts
• Ryan McClure – 1 Goal, 1 Shot, 1 Shot on Goal
• Jack Harris – 1 Assist, 6 Shots, 5 Shots on Goal
• Cohen Wintin – 1 Assist
• Dalton Grubbs – 3 Shots, 1 Shot on Goal, 2 Steals
• Wesley Lewis – 1 Shot, 1 Shot on Goal
• Caleb Opoku – 1 Shot
• Caleb Osborne – 1 Shot

UP NEXT

Fourth-seeded Anderson faces off with fifth-seeded Berea in a rematch in the opening round of the HCAC Tournament on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Fridley Field.