The Belmont Abbey men's soccer team scored two first half goals and added another in the final 45 minutes as the Crusaders earned their first win of the 2011 season with a 3-0 shutout of the visiting Brevard College Tornados this afternoon at Alumni Field. The win evens the Abbey's record to 1-1, while Brevard dips to 0-2.

The Crusaders outshot the Tornados 12-6, including 9-1 in the first half as the scoring began in the 23rd minute. After a Brevard foul and ensuing yellow card, Jack Reid set up a free kick just to the left of the box, 23 yards from goal. He sent a line drive to the front of the box, where Kyle Searles beat his mark and headed home the winner.

Five minutes later, the Crusaders struck again, as Conor Wells got behind the Tornados defense and fired a shot that goalkeeper Pauli Jussila swatted away, but his carom went directly to the feet of Timmi Borges Da Silva, who one-timed a laser into the empty net to double the lead to 2-0.

That was all of the scoring until the 73rd minute when Borges Da Silva connected with Josh Drew. Borges Da Silva settled a high pass in the right side of the Tornados goal and sent a weighted through-ball to Drew, who fired from the penalty spot past Jussila into the lower left corner of the net for the score.