WAVERLY, Iowa - The Carroll University men's soccer team lost to Wartburg College 5-0 in a nonconference game Friday night.
It was the fourth straight shutout loss of the season for Carroll, which dropped to 0-4 overall.
Wartburg, which improved to 2-2 overall, scored four unanswered goals in what proved to be a decisive first half.
Senior forward Ben Johnson contributed three goals and an assist for the Knights, who were outshot 15-11 but maintained a key 10-9 shot-on-goal advantage. Senior forward Ayo Adebayo and sophomore forward Jack Palen each added a goal.
Senior goalkeeper Paul Koebe Barsic had nine saves to preserve a shutout.
Junior forward Shea Connell (Alicante, Spain) generated three shots on goal for Carroll, which remains on a quest to score its first goal of the season. Freshman midfielder Charlie Shaver (Waukesha, Wis.) had two with junior midfielder Peanut Taylor (Menomonee Falls, Wis.), sophomore midfielder Andy Golden (Muskego, Wis.), sophomore defender Patrick Hefferan (Stevens Point, Wis.) and freshman midfielder Jason Sanderfoot (New London, Wis.) each adding one.
The Pioneers outshot Wartburg 7-3 in the second half.