WATERTOWN, Wis. -- The Sabercats were outmatched against one of the hottest teams in the NAIA, falling 11-0 to the red-hot Viterbo V-Hawks.

With the loss, the Sabercats fall back to 4-7-0 for the season while Viterbo improves to 11-0-1. Viterbo's win marked their 11th straight in the 2021 season.

OVERVIEW

• Result: Maranatha 0-11 Viterbo
• Venue: Maranatha Baptist University
• Location: Watertown, Wis.
• Attendance: 119
• Record: MBU (4-7-0), VU (11-0-1) 

STORY

Viterbo needed just nine seconds to score, as the opening moments of the game were just a harbinger of a coming onslaught. Viterbo buried five of their first-half chances before adding six more in the second half. Even though the visitors went to their bench, there seemed to be just no letup in the quality of play. Viterbo had power, pace, and variety on the attack, as the NAIA powerhouse marked their 11th straight win to stay undefeated on the season.

All in all, the visitors put 10 different players on the scoresheet in the barrage, and they held the Sabercats shotless through the 90 minutes.

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Maranatha Starters: 00- Balyo, 3- Elms (C), 4- Price, 5- Jones, 7- Cripps, 8- Davis, 9- Wright (C), 11- Cummins, 16- Kirchner, 21- Hansel (C), 23- Perkins

STATS

• Shot count: Maranatha 0-43 Viterbo
• Ian Balyo: 11 saves
• Matthew Holloway: 7 saves
• Last time: Viterbo defeated Maranatha 3-0 in the final of three matches in 2020
• Series: Viterbo leads the all-time series against Maranatha 4-1-1

OPPONENTS

• Viterbo competes in the NAIA as an independent university (NCAA DIII)
• Viterbo finished the 2020 season with a 10-2 record

NEXT

The Sabercats remain in Watertown to host Great Lakes Christian on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. Follow along at mbusabercats.com/schedule.