MONTREAT, N.C. – Montreat (N.C.) College posted the only goal of the first half and then added four more in the second to pick up a 5-1 win over the University of Pikeville on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Cavs improved to 3-4-1 on the season and 2-1-1 against AAC competition. Meanwhile the Bears slipped to 1-7 overall, 0-3 in the conference.
 
Montreat scored late in the first half, when Miodrag Bankovic landed the first of his two goals in the 41^st minute. The unassisted tally stood for a 1-0 lead at the break.
 
In the second half, the Cavs got two goals from Alejandro Hernandez to make it 3-0. The first came off a pass from Bankovic, while the second came from Predrag Grbovic.
 
Bankovic then scored his second unassisted goal of the game before Ethan Grasso scored, giving Grbovic his second assist of the game.
 
In the 87^th minute, the Bears spoiled the shutout when Jay Jackson scored on a pass from Finn Wijnen.
 
UPike had six shots on goal. To go along with Jackson's score, Bruno Back and Bruno Arenal had two each, while Daron Baumann had one.
 
Freshman Joao Miclos spent the day in net, recording nine saves for the Bears.
 
On Wednesday afternoon, UPike will return to the pitch when it visits Columbia (S.C.) College. The match commences at 1 p.m.