DENVER, Colo. – SIUE men's soccer dropped a 2-1 decision Sunday at No. 21 Denver.
The Cougars dropped to 1-2-0 with the loss. The Pioneers improved to 2-2-0 with the victory and snapped a two-game losing streak in the process.
Both teams converted on penalties early in the contest. Denver took a 1-0 lead in the 11th when Holger Olsson scored past SIUE goalkeeper Noah Scheidweiler. Scheidweiler exited shortly after with injury and was replaced by Ethan Kornas.
Evan Howard scored his second goal of the year with his own penalty kick in the 22nd minute.
The game-winner came in the 23rd minute when the Pioneers took advantage of a corner kick. Trevor Wright scored for Denver after the kick was taken by Olsson.
The SIUE defense sustained 13 shots from Denver in the second half without conceding again, but the Cougar offense never could find the equalizer.
Kornas made three saves in his 77-plus minutes in goal for SIUE. Howard and Carles Zomeño each had a pair of shots for the Cougars, who finished with seven total and four on goal. Both of Howard's were on target while Hugo Cornish and Ethan Hackenberg also registered a shot on goal.
SIUE next meets Saint Louis in the Bronze Boot game Sun., Sep. 7 at SLU. Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m.
