ST. BONIFACIUS, Minn. - The Bethel University men's soccer team used an offensive explosion in the second half to score a 6-0 victory over Crown College Friday afternoon. After holding a 1-0 advantage at the half the Royals scored five times in the second period to pick up their first win in the 2013 season. Five Royals scored on the day with Danny Jaderholm tallying twice, both within a three minute span early in the second period.

Ryan Ness gave the Royals the lead they would never relinquish with an unassisted goal at the 24:04 mark of the first period. Despite getting off 15 shots in the period, Bethel was unable to score again until ten minutes into the second period. Luke Chase hooked up with Jaderholm for the first of his goals. Three minutes later Jaderholm tacked on another goal, this one unassisted. Just over three minutes went by before Ness added another goal that gave Bethel a 4-0 lead. Nearly nineteen minutes went by before the Royals struck again when Isaac Druvenga scored off an assist by Martin Manocchio. With seven and a half minutes remaining in the contest Manocchio, Bethel's leading goal scorer in 2012, got in on the scoring with his first goal. He was assisted by Druvenga.

Senior Chris Scott got the win and shutout in the net, recording six saves. Bethel took an astonishing 39 shots in the contest, 24 in the second half, while Crown managed just six.

Bethel will take just a few hours off before getting back into action Saturday afternoon against the University of Northwestern. The Eagles will come to the Ona Orth Athletic Complex for a 1 p.m. match.