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Winner Belmont BU (4-0-3, 0-0-0)
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Southern Indiana USI (1-5-0, 0-0-0)
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Southern Indiana USI
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Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Bruins Earn Third Road Shutout of the Season, Punch in Three Goals at Southern Indiana Wednesday

Men’s Soccer Remains Unbeaten, Tallies a Season-High 18 Shots

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Remaining unbeaten seven matches into the 2025 season, the Belmont University men's soccer team picked up its third road shutout of the year with a dominant 3-0 win at Southern Indiana University Wednesday evening. The Bruins (4-0-3) recorded a season-high 18 shots, including placing eight on target, while limiting the host Screaming Eagles (1-5-0) to only one shot on goal.
 
Both freshman midfielder Paul Claes Nielsen and sophomore midfielder Emmanuel Aranda scored their first career goals and freshman forward Jaxon Stokes knocked in his second tally of the season.
 
Snapping a three-match streak of 1-1 draws, Belmont was intentional in its attack early and found the back of the net in the 30th minute on an excellent feed into the box by graduate defender Parker Forbes. Senior defender Riley Clothier headed the ball down to Claes Nielsen in front of the six-yard box for a right-footed tap-in and a 1-0 halftime lead. Just under 15 minutes into the second half, freshman midfielder Nzuhri Biggar drew a foul right before the 18-yard line to set up a short free kick. Aranda took the kick and launched an absolute rocket into the left-side upper 90. A little over four minutes later, redshirt junior forward Brock Kiper made a great play to come up with a steal in the final third. Tracking down the ball and beating his man, Kiper fed the ball over to an open Biggar and Stokes. After a deflection by Southern Indiana goalkeeper Kael McGowan, Stokes rocked in the Bruins' final goal. Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Miles Kipley and redshirt freshman defender Zach Stanton both made their collegiate debuts, while redshirt sophomore defender Dru Stanton made his season debut.
 
Graduate goalkeeper Grant Calvert and Kipley combined for Belmont's third shutout of the season.
 
The victory extends the Bruins' program-best unbeaten streak, which dates back to Oct. 25 of last year, to nine. Of Note
  • The 18 shots are Belmont's most in a match since Oct. 22, 2023, at Northern Illinois.
  • The three goals are the Bruins' most since defeating the Eagles 3-0 in last season's home opener.
  • Belmont improves to 4-0 versus Southern Indiana, outscoring the Eagles 12-0 across the four matchups.
  • Eight different Bruins have now scored a goal this season.
  • Forbes, Clothier and Kiper all collected their first assist of the season.
  • Going back to last season, Belmont has earned a result in 10 of its last 11 matches.
Up Next
The Bruins take their unbeaten streak into the 28th Battle of the Boulevard this weekend. Belmont will make the short drive down Belmont Boulevard Sunday night to take on rival Lipscomb. Kickoff from the Lipscomb Soccer Complex is set for 7 p.m. The Nashville rivalry match will be broadcast on ESPN+.
 
How to Follow
Follow Belmont men's soccer on social media – @BelmontMSoccer on X, formerly Twitter, @belmontmsoccer on Instagram and Belmont University Men's Soccer on Facebook – for complete coverage of the Bruins. Stay up to date with all of Belmont's athletic programs via the official app of the Belmont Bruins, available both in the Apple App Store and on Google Play.
 
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