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BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS

Bruins battle back to defeat Viterbo, 2-1

The Bruin seniors from left to right, Jennifer Romero, Maria Tome Flores, Laura Cook, Reyvin Hernandez, and Maiwut Dar, were honored on Senior Day.
The Bruin seniors from left to right, Jennifer Romero, Maria Tome Flores, Laura Cook, Reyvin Hernandez, and Maiwut Dar, were honored on Senior Day.

Box Score

BELLEVUE, Neb. -- The Bellevue University women's soccer team avenged an earlier loss to Viterbo University, scoring two second-half goals as the Bruins ended the regular season with a 2-1 victory over the V-Hawks Saturday afternoon at Faiman Field on the Bellevue West High School campus.

Bellevue improved to 10-4 on the season with the win. Viterbo dropped to 9-8 overall. 

A goal by Rachel Rudd in the 35th minute gave VU a 1-0 advantage in the first half. 

The Bruins tied the contest 4:35 into the second half with a goal by Emily Weyant off an assist by Maiwut Dar. The goal was Weyant's team-leading 10th of the season. 

Maria Tome Flores scored the game-winner in the 79th minute to help the Bruins secure their 10th win of the season. 

BU outshot the V-Hawks, 14-8, including an 11-2 advantage in the second half. The Bruins held a 7-4 edge in shots on goal.  

The Bruins will play Viterbo again next week in the semifinals of the A.I.I. Tournament in Lawrenceville, Ga. on the campus of Georgia Gwinnett University.