By MacKenzie Tuttle for berryvikings.com

ROME, Ga. -- Led by freshman Steven Moore's goal, the Berry College men's soccer team defeated Reinhardt University, 1-0, on Tuesday.

The win improved the Vikes to 1-0 on the season. The loss dropped the visiting Eagles to 0-2.

Moore's second half goal was the first of his career as a Viking. In the 63rd minute, he broke away and got behind the Reinhardt defense, just minutes after being reentered into the game.

Both teams' defenses held the score to, 0-0, at the end of the first half. RU outshot BC (10-4) in the opening 45 minutes. The Vikings regrouped and had an equal six shots with the Eagles in the second half. The teams each had four corner kicks on the afternoon as well.

"I think it was a competitive game," said Berry Head Coach Richard Vardy. "The two teams were pretty evenly balanced, and they had some chances in the first half. We defended well. We had some nice tackles and a few good saves in the goal." 

Zachary Wroblewski started the game in the goal for Berry, collecting five saves on the afternoon. Jake Doiron finished the last 6:40, recording two saves of his own.

For Reinhardt, both Jose Rubio and Matthew Gray took four shots a piece in the loss. RU's goalkeeper, Toge Wiedenroth, also had two saves.

The Vikings will travel to Washington, D.C., to play their next match against Washington and Lee University at the Catholic Tournament. The game is on Friday, Sept. 4 at 3:30 p.m.