CHICAGO – SIUE men's soccer finished off a two-game Missouri Valley Conference trip with a 3-0 loss on the road at Loyola.

The Cougars slipped to 2-6-2 overall and 1-3 in MVC play. Loyola improved to 6-2-1 and 3-0-1.

"We had a good first half," SIUE Head Coach Cale Wassermann said. "We had probably one of the best chances in open play. We missed a sitter from about seven yards out."

The Ramblers opened the scoring in the 37^th minute when Billy Hency lifted a free kick into the box where Julian Cisneros headed home. Loyola led 1-0 at the break.
Oscar Dueso made it 2-0 Loyola less than two minutes into the second half when he scored on a header. Hency delivered the assist again, this time from a corner kick.

"They had a fairly wide free kick at the end of the half and were able to score," Wassermann said.  "That changed a little momentum, but we felt good at halftime. It changed quickly after halftime.

We had a free kick and couldn't score and they countered," Wassermann continued. "Credit to Dueso. He got on the end of the kick and had a really nice header. Then you could feel a really good swing in the momentum."

Marc Torellas made it 3-0 in the 55^th minute.

Loyola outshot SIUE 14-3. The Cougars did not register a shot in the second half. Tor Erik Larsen started in goal and made five saves for SIUE, all coming in the second half.

"It took a little wind out of our sails," Wassermann said of the loss. "We have a resilient group, and the conference season isn't half over."

SIUE returns to Korte Stadium for a Saturday game with Drake.

"We'll be ready for Drake at home," Wassermann said. "The goals we have given up are fixable."