EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer fell to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on Monday, 5-1. A strong second half from the Cougars put the game out of reach for the Screaming Eagles. USI falls to 0-4 on the season while SIUE moves to 2-1-1.
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The Cougars got things going in the first half with two goals just 19 seconds apart at the 19:08 and 19:29 marks by Max Broughton and Pau Palacin to give SIUE an early 2-0 lead. The Eagles were able to cut the lead in half before halftime with a goal from Ryan Nevins (St. Peters, Missouri) at the 37:41 mark, assisted on by Marky Lara (Evansville, Indiana). That was Nevins first goal on the season and 11th of his career.
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SIUE was able to pull away in the second half scoring three goals to make it the final 5-1 score. Cougar goals came from Myles Sophanavong, Jacob Bilyeu, and Pau Palacin netted his second for the brace.
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USI finished the game with five shots and two shots on goal, one from Nevins and one from Wesley Rhodes (Indianapolis, Indiana). The Eagles had two saves on the night, one each for both Alec Meissner (St. Louis, Missouri) and Giancarlo Varano (Woodbridge, Canada).
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UP NEXT FOR THE EAGLES:
USI continues the road trip after a four-day break with a trip across town to take on the University of Evansville in the Mayors Cup on Saturday, September 10th at 6pm at Arad McCutchan Field. The Eagles will then travel to Peoria, Illinois to take on Bradley University on Tuesday, September 13th with kickoff set for 6pm. The match against Evansville will be streamed on ESPN3 while the Bradley match will be streamed on ESPN+.
