AKRON, Ohio. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer battled for 90 minutes but fell on the road to ninth-ranked University of Akron, 1-0, Monday evening in Akron, Ohio. The Screaming Eagles fall to 0-4-0, while Akron goes to 3-0-1.
USI hung tough through the first 45 minutes despite being outshot, 8-0 overall and 4-0 in shots-on-goal. Eagles’ senior goalkeeper Alec Meissner (St. Charles, Missouri) had four saves to blank Akron in the opening half.
In the second half, the Eagles held off the Zips until 52:48 when Akron found the back of the USI goal for the only tally of the contest. USI tried to battle back to get the equalizer, but the Akron defense held the Eagles to a pair of off-goal shots in the final 37 minutes of the contest.
Overall, Akron controlled the match by outshooting USI, 20-3, with Meissner saving seven of the Zips’ eight shots on goal. Meissner’s seven saves tied a season-best for the senior goalkeeper.
NEXT UP FOR USI:
The Eagles return to the friendly surroundings of Strassweg Field Saturday evening when they host crosstown rival University of Evansville for a 7 p.m. contest. The match is the start of a four-game homestand for the Eagles.
The Aces are 1-2-1 after falling on the road at the University of North Carolina Ashville, 2-1, earlier this afternoon and completed an 0-2-0 road swing. USI and Evansville tied in the first-ever regular season meeting, 0-0, last season at Arad McCutchan Stadium.
