DES MOINES – No. 2 seeded Grand View University capitalized on 6 shots on goal on Wednesday night to earn a 5-0 win over No. 7 seeded Benedictine Men's Soccer in the Quarterfinals of the Heart Conference Tournament.
Benedictine finished with 12-11 advantage in shots, but were unable to push any of their 5 shots on goal past Grand View keeper Luis Helm.
The Vikings hit their first goal of the match during the 6th minute to take an early lead over the Ravens. Nima Somadian missed a chance to pull the game back even during the 10th minute on a shot saved by Helm.
Benedictine had another near miss scoring opportunity during the 23rd minute when Fabian Viquez had a shot blocked and a second shot saved by Helm.
Grand View added a late goal before the half to send the game into the intermission with the Vikings holding a 2-0 lead over the Ravens.
The Vikings came out of the break and capitalized on two scoring chances in the first 15 minutes of the second half to take a 4-0 lead over the Ravens before capping off the match with their final goal during the 63rd minute.
Benedictine continued to attack in the second half. Viquez had a header saved after Grand View's first goal of the second half while Zach Pedersen and Kody Argaez had scoring chances after the Vikings second goal of the half.
Viquez finished with 3 total shots, 2 on goal while Argaez added 2 shots, 1 on goal. Jake Wieczorek finished with 3 total shots to round out the Ravens attack.
Benedictine moves to 10-6-3. They are currently ranked No. 21 in the NAIA National Selection Committee Poll, but will have to wait until Friday, Nov. 13 to learn if their regular-season resume is enough to earn an at-large selection into the 2026 NAIA Men's Soccer National Tournament.
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