Lukas Haritos made nine saves, and goals from
Jacob Antoine and
Ryan Antoine provided enough offense as Berry's men's soccer team defeated host Occidental, 2-1, Monday morning in Los Angeles, Calif.
Berry (1-0-1) closes its two-game trip to California unbeaten after a scoreless draw with La Verne Saturday night. In Monday morning's contest, the Vikings found the back of the net for the first two times this season en route to picking up the win.
The Vikings took advantage of an early corner to take the lead.
Bear Crystal would deliver a ball to
Jacob Antoine, who was able to find the back of the net in the ninth minute to make it 1-0 in favor of the guests.
Late in the first half, Berry would get a good spell of possession that ended when
Andy Guzman passed to
Ryan Antoine for the second goal of the game, giving BC a 2-0 advantage in the 39th minute.
Occidental would turn up the pressure offensively in the second half, but Berry would hold on. A goal line clearance off a header from a corner kick helped preserve the shutout in the 68th minute, but in the 78th minute, another corner kick led to the first goal of the game for the hosts, making it 2-1.
Berry would have to batten down the hatches late, but Haritos made two of his nine saves in the final two minutes to preserve the 2-1 victory.
The Vikings will return home to host Transylvania this Saturday at 12 p.m.