MILWAUKEE, Wis. – SIUE men's soccer dropped a 4-3 decision Sunday at No. 19 Marquette.
The Cougars dropped to 0-1-1 while Marquette is now 2-0-0.
After going down 1-0 in the first half, the Cougars rebounded with a pair of goals just over two minutes a part by Alex Pontoni scored his first of the season in the 39th minute thanks to an assist from Kelby Phillips. Max Broughton gave SIUE a 2-1 in the 41st minute with Alex Segura picking up his first assist.
The Cougars carried the lead into the break.
In the second half, the Golden Eagles scored three consecutive goals for a 4-2 lead before Oskar Lenz capped the scoring in the 74th minute with his first goal of the season. Phillips notched his second assist of the game on the goal.
SIUE outshot Marquette 14-9 for the game. SIUE put five shots on goal.
The Cougars open the home season Friday with a 7 p.m. contest with Air Force at Korte Stadium.
