Men's Soccer

Men’s Soc­cer Brings Home Na­tional Ti­tle

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MISHAWAKA—For the first time in twenty-four years Bethel Ath­let­ics brought home an NAIA Na­tional Ti­tle. This came in the form of the Men’s Soc­cer team beat­ing Mo­bile (Ala.) 3-1 on Dec. 5, 2022. On the sea­son, the Pi­lots went 24-1-1 with their only loss oc­cur­ring on Sept. 1, 2022. 

“It is a thrilling feel­ing to see your hard work be re­warded,” Head Coach Thi­ago Pinto said. “It is also hum­bling to win it when it is so dif­fi­cult to be the last team cel­e­brat­ing. There is also a higher sense of re­spon­si­bil­ity that comes with be­ing in the spot­light.” 

Along with bring­ing home the ti­tle, the Pi­lots earned a host of other awards. This in­cluded sopho­more Tim Noed­ing be­ing awarded Na­tional Player of the Year and the team’s staff be­ing named the Na­tional Staff of the Year. Pinto was rec­og­nized as Na­tional Coach of the Year as well. Pinto has preached to his team all year to stay hum­ble and fo­cused on the task at hand and good things will fol­low. 

For more in­for­ma­tion on Bethel Men’s Soc­cer, visit bupi­lots.com