Goldey-Beacom College fell to the University of Bridgeport, 11-1, Saturday evening on the road.
Bridgeport opened the scoring in the 21st minute when Kristians Prieditis found the back of the net off an assist from Joao Miranda. Samuel Dundas extended the Purple Knights' lead four minutes later, assisted by Pablo Marques. Prieditis added his second goal of the half in the 31st minute off an assist from Gustavo Toledo, giving Bridgeport a 3-0 advantage at halftime.
The Lightning got on the scoreboard early in the second half when senior Derrick Muhire (Kigali, Rwanda) converted a penalty kick in the 51st minute for his fourth goal of the season, cutting the deficit to 3-1.
Bridgeport responded with eight second-half goals to secure the victory. Eugenio Kunz scored in the 53rd minute off an assist from Marckly Joseph, followed by Dundas' second goal of the game in the 62nd minute, assisted by Miranda. Ata Akgun extended the lead in the 71st minute off an assist from Prieditis before Prieditis scored his third goal of the match two minutes later, assisted by Miranda. Miranda added a goal in the 78th minute, while Ali El Mardenly scored three times, including a penalty kick, to close out the scoring. Akgun assisted on one of El Mardenly's goals.
Bridgeport outshot Goldey-Beacom, 23-13, with freshman Yuma Reichert (Offenbach, Germany) leading the Lightning with four shots. Junior Sam Ball (Salisbury, MD), sophomore Matt Porto (Wilmington, DE) and Muhire each recorded two shots. Senior Jamel Yasin (Sewell, N.J.) made four saves, while sophomore Adham Mohamed (West Windsor, N.J.) added two saves for the Lightning. Magnus Midtlien recorded three saves for Bridgeport.
Goldey-Beacom returns home to face conference opponent Holy Family on Tuesday, October 21, looking to bounce back and snap its losing streak.