SALEM, Ore. – The Spring Arbor University men's soccer team suffered its first loss of the season Thursday night, falling to No. 21 ranked Corban University 3-0.

THE BASICS

FINAL SCORE: Spring Arbor 0, No. 21 Corban 3

LOCATION: Salem, Ore.

RECORDS: Spring Arbor 1-1-0, Corban 1-0-0

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Despite controlling much of the first half, Spring Arbor found itself trailing 1-0 at halftime following a Corban goal in the 32nd minute.
• A red card late in the first half forced Corban to play a man down over the final 47 minutes of the match.
• The Warriors doubled their lead on a penalty kick in the 49th minute and added an insurance goal in the closing minutes of the match.
• The Cougars dictated the match with a considerable advantage in shot department with 24 compared to Corban's nine, but were unable to capitalize on their chances. SAU also held a 7-1 advantage in corner kicks.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE

• The match was the first-ever meeting between the two teams.
• The Cougars were held scoreless for just the second time in their last 23 matches.

QUOTES FROM HEAD COACH NATHAN MILLER

• "It's certainly difficult for the team to swallow when you outshoot your opponent 24-9 and 7-1 on corners. Sometimes things like this are hard to explain in our game."
• "But when you don't finish clear cut chances, one after another, I suppose we don't deserve the result in the end. We also made a couple key mistakes on fouls and quick lapses. So those are definitely areas of improvement for the group."
• "We played a really solid game, even though that sounds odd, just didn't win the battles in the box."
• "We look forward to playing a great game on Saturday."

UP NEXT

Spring Arbor will wrap up its trip out west with a match against Warner Pacific University (0-2-0) on Saturday, Aug. 25 starting at 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 PT).

STAY CONNECTED: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube
DOWNLOAD OUR APPS: iOS (iPhone/iPad) | Android