LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Wesleyan men's soccer team ushered in the Coach Brandon Bonilla era in style on Sunday (Sept. 2) as the Prairie Wolves defeated Concordia-Moorhead 2-1 in the 2018 opener at Abel Stadium.

Coach Bonilla earns his first career victory as a head coach after spending last year as an assistant coach for the Prairie Wolves.

Concordia (1-1) scored the first goal of the match in the 31^st minute as Nate Weaver put the first points on the scoreboard.

It didn't take long for the Prairie Wolves to respond as they scored less than one minute later.  Tyler Daveline scored the initial goal of the season off an assist from Aaron Onion.  That tied the match at 1-1 and the score would remain tied to close out the half.

The Prairie Wolves took the lead in the 64^th minute when senior Jake Kennedy found the back of the net for what would be the game-winning goal.  Kennedy, last season's leading scorer, scored off an assist from David Zink.

NWU was able to keep the Cobbers out of the goal the rest of the match to earn the victory.  The Prairie Wolves had 13 total shots, compared to just six for Concordia.  Six of the NWU shots were on goal.  Will Phillips had three saves and earned the victory as the goalkeeper.

Nebraska Wesleyan will have very little time to celebrate as the return right back to Abel Stadium on Monday afternoon to host Sterling College.