EAST LANSING, Mich. – SIUE men's soccer dropped a 4-0 contest on the road at No. 24 Michigan State Thursday night.
Former All-OVC selection, Leo Coneh picked up a pair of assists in the game.
Michigan State opened the scoring just more than 10 minutes into the contest, when a pass from the outside slipped into the box. Peter Soudan was able to tap in the bouncing ball from the edge of the six-yard box. Leo Coneh, who was an All-OVC player last year at Liberty, picked up his first assist on the play.
The Spartans came close to adding a second in the 16th minute when a header hit the post and fell in front of goal. Mathias Clausen was able to clear the ball off the line.
Coneh delivered a cross to the center of the box in the 23rd minute and Andrew Darakdjian doubled the lead with a header.
The Spartans took the 2-0 lead into halftime.
Connor O'Keefe made it 3-0 for Michigan State just two minutes in the second half. Innocent Ngabo hit a left-foot strike from the top of the 18-yard box to make it 4-0 in the 85th minute.
The Spartans outshot the Cougars 17-5. SIUE goalkeeper Ioannis Koupepides made his first start for the Cougars and made five saves in the game.
Five different Cougars finished with a single shot. Anthony Faupel had the only shot on target for SIUE, forcing MSU goalkeeper Jake Grekowicz into his only save of the game.
SIUE continues its Michigan road trip with a game at Michigan Sunday afternoon. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. CT.
