Aurora University men's soccer team played Benedictine University again Saturday afternoon, this time in the opening round of the NACC tournament. A barrage of Eagle yellow cards gave way to a strong offensive output from the Spartans, lead by Senior Branden Dolezal who collected his second Hat-Trick of the year, and fifth of his AU career, in the eventual 3-1 Spartan NACC tournament win.


FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 3, Benedictine University 1
LOCATION: Montgomery, Illinois
RECORD: Aurora University 12-3-3 overall and 10-1-1 in the NACC; Benedictine University 5-10-3 overall and 4-6-2 in the NACC


- Spartan Senior Brandel Dolezal started off his day in the 12th minute, scoring his 15th goal of the year on the assist from Carlos Viayra.
- That was the total extent of the offense in the first-half, and goalie Alex Ageladelis recorded two saves.
- Five minutes in the second half, Benedictine would score their only goal of the game, tying the game at 1-1.
- In the 62nd minute of the match, Dolezal would get his second of the game on the assist from Max Crawford.
- And then in the 67th Dolezal would get his third goal of the match, the second hat-trick of the year, and fifth of his AU career.
- Spartan goalie Alex Ageladelis would tally four saves on the day.
- Aurora would win the opening round of the NACC tournament, 3-1.


POINTS: Branden Dolezal (3)
GOALS: Branden Dolezal (3)
ASSISTS: Carlos Viayra (1)
SAVES: Alex Ageladelis (4)


Next action for the Spartan men's soccer team comes Tuesday, November 4th, when they take on Illinois Institute of Technology in the semi-final round of the 2025 NACC tournament. Game time is set for 7:00 pm at Spartan Athletic Park, in Montgomery, Illinois