The Benedictine University men's soccer team was unable to hold a 2-0 first half advantage in dropping the opener of the 2026 season to visiting Kalamazoo on Tuesday night.
FINAL SCORE
Kalamazoo 3, Benedictine 2
THE DETAILS
- Benedictine didn't wait long to take the lead on a hot night
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Kendall Andrewin put home a feed from
Jacob Skupien in the 12th minute to open the scoring
- Less than 15 minutes later Benedictine struck again
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Malik Abouhouli scored unassisted in the 26th minute
- Kalamazoo tied the game with a pair of goals in the final eight minutes of the half
- Benedictine put together four shots in the final 20 minutes but could not score
- The contest remained even until the winning goal scored in the 85th minute
STAT LEADERS
- Kalamazoo held a 16-12 advantage in shots with nine on target
- Benedictine placed five shots on goal
- Andrewin, Skupien and
Jakub Kasiak all logged a pair of shots
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Raul Jasso recorded six saves in goal
UP NEXT
Benedictine (0-1) will continue the first week of the season on Thursday night with a home matchup against North Central.
