BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – The Spring Arbor University men's soccer team fell to Olivet Nazarene University 2-0 on Wednesday night at the Snowbarger Athletic Complex.

The loss drops the Cougars to 2-2-0 on the young season while the Tigers earned their first victory.

THE BASICS

FINAL SCORE: Spring Arbor 0, Olivet Nazarene 2

LOCATION: Snowbarger Athletic Complex | Bourbonnais, Ill.

RECORDS: Spring Arbor 2-2-0, Olivet Nazarene 1-0-0

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Olivet Nazarene broke the scoreless deadlock with a goal by Tumi Moshobane in the 32nd minute.
• Spring Arbor appeared to have found the equalizer just before halftime, but after the goal was disallowed, the Tigers took their 1-0 lead into the locker room.
• The home team doubled its lead moments into the second half. Joe Hoffman was on the receiving end of a pass from Moshobane and beat SAU goalkeeper Christopher Banfi to give ONU a 2-0 lead in the 52nd minute.
• The Cougars created a couple chances late in the game with a header from Morris Kamara and a shot from Cole Russell both going wide.
• Spring Arbor finished the match with 14 shots while Olivet Nazarene racked up 11. The Cougars earned 12 corner kicks compared to the Tigers' one.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Tonight's loss was Spring Arbor's first to Olivet Nazarene in the previous seven meetings. The Cougars are now 4-1-2 against ONU since 2006.
• After playing three consecutive matches on the road, Spring Arbor returns home to begin a four-match homestand.

UP NEXT

Spring Arbor begins a four-match homestand with a match against Cornerstone University (1-2-0) on Saturday, Sept. 1 starting at 4 p.m. from the Cougar Soccer Complex.

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