DES MOINES, Iowa -- Michael Conchie's goal in the 69th minute propelled the Bellevue University men's soccer team to a 2-1 non-conference win at Grand View University Wednesday night at the James W. Cownie Soccer Complex.
Bellevue has now won eight-straight matches to improve to 9-6-1 while Grand View fell to 7-7-2 overall.
GVU struck first with a goal by Aaron Scott with the assist credited to Noel Medina at 18:09.
Rob Jackson scored his second goal of the season in the 30th minute to tie the contest at 1-1 at intermission.
Conchie netted the decisive goal at 68:03 on a pass from Emmanuel Pena to give the Bruins the 2-1 win. This marked Conchie's fourth career game-winner.
The Vikings outshot BU by 24-6 advantage including a 10-3 edge in shots on frame. GVU also had eight corner kicks to the Bruins' one.
Juan Cale recorded his second win of the season and tied a career-high with nine saves. The Cali, Colombia native also notched nine saves at Graceland University last season. Conor Thomas (7-7-2) suffered the loss, registering one save.
The Bruins will close the regular season on Saturday, Oct. 27, when they host sixth-ranked Oklahoma Wesleyan University at 2:30 p.m. at Tranquility Park. The winner of the that match will win the MCAC regular season crown and earn the No. 1 seed in the MCAC Tournament.
The Bruins' six seniors will also be honored prior to kick-off with the Eagles.
Scoring Summary
Bellevue.......1-1--2
Grand View...1-0--1
GVU, A. Scott (N. Medina), 18:09
BU, R. Jackson (unassisted), 29:45
BU, M. Conchie (E. Pena), 68:03
