LISLE, IL - The Benedictine University men's soccer team saw a nine-match unbeaten streak come to a close with a 3-2 loss to MSOE on homecoming.

FINAL SCORE
MSOE 3, Benedictine 2

THE DETAILS
• Benedictine put on early pressure but it was the visitors who scored first
• MSOE struck following a free kick in the 10th minute to take the lead
• Aldreiron Smith delivered the tying goal late in the first half
• Smith finished a through from Pedro Parra on a breakaway
• The second half saw a frantic pace to start
• MSOE scored in the 50th minute and staved off some chance to build the lead to 3-1 in the 57th minute
• Erik Stammer quickly responded off the restart, poking home a feed from Nick Kapetanos in the 58th minute
• Both teams saw end-to-end back and forth chances as the match drew to a close
• A late try from Kapetanos was denied
• Benedictine had not lost since September 10

FROM THE COACH
"Tonight was an exciting game of college soccer," head coach Attila Schmidt said. "It's not often that you see both teams miss on penalty kick opportunities. MSOE is a well coached team and did a great job of capitalizing on their opportunities tonight."

STAT LEADERS
• Benedictine held a commanding 27-11 advantage in shots
• The shot margin was 14-2 in the opening 45 minutes
• Kapetanos and Stammer each produced five shots
• Antonio Marti-Polo notched four saves in goal

UP NEXT
Benedictine (10-4-1, 6-1 NACC) travels to Rockford on Wednesday