(LEBANON, Ill. – Oct. 24) – The McKendree University men’s soccer team defeated University of Missouri-St. Louis 2-0 Wednesday night. The Bearcats pushed their unbeaten streak to 14 games with the win.

 

The Bearcats, currently No. 16 in the NAIA, are now 16-1-1 overall. The Bearcats return to Leemon Field November 6 for the semi-finals of the NAIA Region V tournament.

 

The Bearcats got on the scoreboard in the 24^th minute when the ball deflected off a Missouri-St. Louis defender into their own goal. Senior midfielder Jarius Holmes (O' Fallon, Ill./O' Fallon) (O’Fallon, Ill./O’Fallon) scored unassisted in the 42^nd minute to give the Bearcats a two goal lead, where it stayed.

 

Senior Santiago Hampton (Buenos Aires, Argentina/St. George's) (Buenos Aires, Argentina) played all 90 minutes in goal and had eight saves in the shutout win. It was his tenth win of the season.

 

McKENDREE UNIVERSITY MEN’S SOCCER RESULT
McKENDREE VS. MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2007
 
Team                                1          2          F
MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS   0          0          0
McKENDREE                  2          0          0
 
Goalkeepers –
McKendree:                  Santiago Hampton (Buenos Aires, Argentina/St. George's), 90 minutes played, 8 saves
Missouri-St. Louis:         Mike Bober, 90 minutes played, 3 saves

McKendree is 16-1-1 overall, Missouri-St. Louis is 8-10-1 overall.