Jefferson City, Mo. – The SBU men's soccer team suffered a 3-1 road loss to Lincoln University Sunday afternoon. The loss moves the Bearcats to 3-1-1 overall and 0-1-1 in GLVC play.
Despite generating most of the scoring chances early on, Lincoln jumped out to an early advantage sending the Bearcats into halftime trailing 2-0. SBU came out of the break looking to battle back, generating eight shots in the second half. The Blue Tigers extended their advantage in the 81st minute with a goal from Jaden Grant to make it 3-0.
The Bearcats continued to fight and broke through in the 85th minute when Felipe Gilberti found the back of the net for his third goal of the season. SBU was unable to complete the late comeback, falling 3-1.
Despite the result, the match was nearly even statistically. Lincoln held a narrow 14-13 advantage in shots, while SBU put eight attempts on goal compared to six for the Blue Tigers. Jan-Henry Schäfer played all 90 minutes in goal, recording three saves.
After being handed their first loss of the season, the Bearcats will look to bounce back on Wednesday against Maryville University at 12:00pm.
