MOBILE, Ala. -- The No. 1-ranked team in the NAIA was thoroughly defeated on Friday night as the Indiana Wesleyan University men's soccer team claimed a 6-2 victory over previously undefeated Auburn University-Montgomery.

The Wildcats blitzed top-ranked Auburn-Montgomery with a five goal second half after trailing 2-1 at halftime.

Senior forward Joel Trainer earned a hat trick and assisted on another goal to lead Indiana Wesleyan. Senior midfielder Mason Bragg chipped in with a pair of goals, including the game-tying and game-winning goals early in the second half.

Indiana Wesleyan out-shot Auburn-Montgomery 15-14 on the night, but held an imposing 9-4 advantage in the shots on goals category.

Trainer opened the match with a goal in the fifth minute to give the Wildcats an early lead, but AUM answered with two goals in a five minute stretch just 15 minutes later.

Six minutes into the second half Bragg connected on his first goal to knot the score 2-2. Less than three minutes later he once again beat the AUM goalkeeper to gain a 3-2 lead for the Wildcats.

Indiana Wesleyan continued the trend of the night, scoring goals in bunches, with a pair of goals by Trainer and senior defender Ben Chleboun in the 63rd and 65th minutes to push the Wildcat advantage to 5-2. Both goals were assisted by freshman forward Zach Grantham.

Trainer capped the evening with the final goal of the match just five minutes later in the 70th minute of action for the 6-2 win.

Indiana Wesleyan improves to 2-5-0 this year and has now played five teams which have been ranked during the season. Auburn-Montgomery falls to 5-1-0.

Last Saturday, Indiana Wesleyan dropped a 2-0 decision to then No. 4-ranked University of Rio Grande (Ohio), who this week was ranked No. 2.

The Wildcats continue their weekend trip in Alabama at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 20, as Indiana Wesleyan battles University of Mobile.