ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – The Roosevelt University men's soccer team suffered a 1-0 non-conference defeat to Thomas More University (Ky.) at Morris Field on Saturday, September 10.  The loss dropped the Lakers' overall record to 1-2 on the year.

The Lakers applied the pressure throughout the first half and had several shots just miss wide of the goal in the early minutes.  Unfortunately, Roosevelt was unable to capitalize despite holding a 7-0 shot and 5-0 corner kick advantages in the opening 45 minutes.

In the second half, it was the Saints who found the back of the net when Matt Lodge played a through ball to Ben Oliver, pushing his shot past RU goalkeeper Mario Graciano for the 1-0 lead.  The Lakers continued to press for the tying goal until the final whistle, but could not answer the Thomas More backline to lose 1-0.

KEY STATS

• Oskar Schuster led the Lakers with three shots with two of those on goal
• Mario Graciano made one save in goal for RU
• The Lakers outshot the Saints 8-3 in the contest
• RU had eight corner kicks, while holding TMU to none

NEWS & NOTES

• This was the first-ever meeting between the two schools in men's soccer
• Thomas More is playing its last season in the NAIA, becoming members of NCAA Division II in 2023-24

NEXT UP

The Lakers host Cardinal Stritch University (Wis.) on Tuesday, September 13 at Morris Field in their CCAC Conference opener.  Kick-off is scheduled for 6pm and fans can watch the match live here.