The Basics
Score: (RV/26) Oral Roberts 8 – Western Illinois 0
Record: ORU (5-2-1, 1-0-0) – WIU (1-6-1, 0-1-0)
Location: Alumni Field (Macomb, Ill.)

MACOMB, Ill. – The No. 26 Oral Roberts men's soccer team scored four goals in the final 10 minutes Saturday to claim an 8-0 win at Western Illinois to open Summit League play.

Luis Flores got things going for ORU early in the 19^th minute giving the Golden Eagles a 1-0 lead. Flores' goal was ultimately the game winner and it was his sixth goal of the season. In the 26^th minute, Haruki Yamazaki recorded his second goal of the season that was assisted by Schinieder Mimy and Reed Berry to make it a 2-0 game. ORU held the 2-0 going in to halftime after managing nine total shots with six on goal. The defense kept WIU to only two total shots, which neither were on goal.

In the second half, Flores earned his second goal of the match, and seventh of the season, in the 56^th minute to make it a 3-0 ORU lead. His goal was assisted by Francisco Lopez. The Golden Eagles then went up 4-0 in the 65^th minute when Thiago Patto scored his second goal of the season with an assist by Brandon O'Rourke, the first of his career.

The Golden Eagles kept control and went on a score fest in the final 10 minutes of play. In the 81^st minute, Shane Anderson took a penalty kick and scored his first goal of the season to lift ORU up, 5-0. Senior leader Reed Berry followed up with his second goal of the season in the 83^rd minute to make it a 6-0 match. Berry's goal was assisted by O'Rourke for his second of his career and match. Anderson earned another goal in the 86^th minute to give ORU a 7-0 lead. Goalkeeper Jakub Grzesiak was credited with the assist, his first of the season. With 35 seconds to play, Damani Harris scored the eighth goal for the Golden Eagles with an assist by Jack Bratcher, the first of his career.

Oral Roberts had 15 second half shots with eight being on goal. The Golden Eagles' backline only allowed one shot on goal in the match and held the Leathernecks to three total shots in the second half.

Inside the Box Score
- The Golden Eagles have now won at Western Illinois in back-to-back seasons by the same score margin, 8-0, making it three-straight wins over the Leathernecks.
- ORU out-shot WIU, 24-5, and had 14 shots on goal while holding the Leathernecks to only one shot on goal.
- Jakub Grzesiak played and 90 minutes and had one save.
- Shane Anderson and Luis Flores each scored two goals as six Golden Eagles had goals scored.
- The Golden Eagles had 10 corner kicks in the contest.
- There were 15 fouls in the match and no cards were handed out.

Up Next
ORU will close out its six match road swing with a trip to Denver, Colorado, to face the No. 19 Denver Pioneers Saturday, October 7 at 8 p.m. CT.

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