Viterbo Earns Big 5-0 Home Win

LA CROSSE, Wis. – The Viterbo University Men's Soccer team defeated Dakota Wesleyan University 5-0 at the Viterbo Outdoor Athletic Complex on Saturday afternoon. The V-Hawks improve to 3-0 while the Tigers fall to 0-1-1.

Dakota Wesleyan would attack quickly to start the game with a shot on goal by Isaias Pio 34 seconds in, but Viterbo goalie Ernesto Ascenzo was there for the save. Conner Erdmann would take the first shot on goal for the V-Hawks in the 16^th minute, but goalie Hunter Birozy saved the attempt. Sebastian Acosta's corner kick helped Matteo Galeotti's find Sammy Ankaoglu for a header goal to go up 1-0. Less than a minute later, Erdmann put in a rebound to put Viterbo up 2-0. VU would attempt four more corner kicks before halftime, but neither team would record any more shots on goal.

Ascenzo would save another shot on goal from Pio in the 55^th minute, and in the 62^nd minute, Callum Smith found Alfie Gyurkovits, who's sliding shot slipped past Birozy to extend the Viterbo lead to 3-0. The V-Hawks would keep their foot on the gas the entire game, as at the 82:58 mark Marcelo Puertas led Joaquin Eichhorn to a 1-on-1 situation with the goalie that he converted for the 4-0 lead. At 84:36, Smith's free kick found Polyzois Douvas for the final goal of the game and the 5-0 win.

The V-Hawks would outshoot the Tigers 22-2 including 8-2 on goal. Viterbo took all nine shots on goal in the game.

Ascenzo (3-0) had two saves, while Birozy (0-1) had five.

The V-Hawks return to the field on Sunday, August 28 at home to take on St. Francis (Ill.) at 11 AM.