After a scoreless first half, the Belmont Abbey men's soccer team scored three unanswered goals in the final 45 minutes to claim a 3-0 win over the visiting Mount Olive Trojans this afternoon before a capacity crowd of 600 on hand for Homecoming. The Abbey improves to 4-4-2 overall and 3-1-1 in Conference Carolinas, while the Trojans drop to 1-7-1 overall and 0-4-0 in Conference Carolinas.

Neither team found the back of the net in the opening period in which the Crusaders outshot the Trojans 6-3, but the Abbey held a 9-4 edge in shots in the second half as three of those found the back of the net.

Aaron Weldon gave the Crusaders the only goal they would need in the 79th minute, as he collected the ball from 25 yards out, pushed it forward, sidestepped a defender and slipped a shot past Mount Olive goalkeeper Brad Newman, who was shielded, for the goal.

Four minutes later, Timmi Borges Da Silva widened the gap to 2-0. Stuart Kirk lifted a corner kick to the center of the box, where it was cleared out by a Trojans defender right to the foot of DaSilva, who rocketed home a blast from 19 yards out.

With 44 seconds left, the Abbey added an insurance goal as Matt Dolan pinged the left post, and the carom came right to Kyle Searles, who one-timed a shot into an empty net for his first career goal.

Belmont Abbey outshot the Trojans 15-7 and held a 10-6 edge in corner kicks. Louis Liberatore made four saves, three in the second half. Newman logged two saves.