Box Score The Basics
Score: Saint Louis 2, VCU 0
Records: VCU (4-7-4, 2-1-3 Atlantic 10), Saint Louis (6-5-2, 2-1-2 Atlantic 10)
Location: Robert R. Hermann Stadium -- St. Louis, Mo.
The Short Story: The VCU Men's Soccer team fell to Saint Louis, 2-0 Wednesday night in Atlantic 10 action.
How It Happened
- Saint Louis controlled much of the first half. The Billikens had a pair of shots in the first 20 minutes, but both missed the back of the net.
- Dakota Barnathan and Luc Fatton looked to create scoring opportunities for the Rams, but the SLU defense turned both chances away.
- SLU's Lennart Hein scored a late first half goal to give the Billikens a 1-0 advantage at the break.
- Less than 10 minutes into the second half, SLU extended it's lead on a penalty kick.
- The Rams fought back with Ivan Sakou looking to cut the deficit to one, but the Billiken keeper prevented that from happening.
Up Next
- VCU returns home to SportsBackers Stadium on Satuday, Oct. 24 to host George Washington. Kick off is set for 7:00 p.m.
- The teams four seniors (Dennis Castillo, Jack Bates, Garrett Cyprus and Isaac Owusu) will be honored prior to Saturday's game.