Sept. 11, 2008

Box Score

The Upper Iowa men's soccer team traveled to St. Louis, Missouri on Tuesday to play under the lights. The Peacocks took on the Tritons of the University of Missouri-St. Louis, who came into the match with a perfect 3-0 record. Upper Iowa spoiled the home opener for the host Tritons as they were able to match their hosts goal for goal to earn a draw in the match. The match ended in a 2-2 tie after two overtimes.

UMSL put the first notch on the scoreboard in the 22nd minute on a penalty kick by Blair Spencer. UIU received a penalty kick of their own in the 30th minute. Senior Craig Signorin took the kick and put it past the Triton keeper to tie the score at 1-1.

Upper Iowa was the first to score in the second half just two minutes into the action. Derek Oelmann was able to finish in the box as he gathered in a rebound and hammered it past the goalie. Missouri-St. Louis tied the game in the 50th minute when Jared Smith kicked the ball to the net on a free kick.

The Peacocks held a 15-9 advantage in shots, including a 9-6 edge in shots on goal. Peacock keeper, Andy Youde, played all 110 minutes and made four saves.

The Tritons (3-0-1) were ranked fifth in the Midwest region of the latest NSCAA/Adidas Regional Rankings coming into the contest with the Peacocks after defeating their first three opponents, all of which were Division II institutions. Upper Iowa (2-3-1) entered the match as the #7 team in the Central region of the same NSCAA/Adidas Regional Rankings.

Upper Iowa will host the Raiders of Northwestern College on Saturday, Sept. 13, at Pattison Field in Fayette. The game is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. following the women's game against Northwestern.