DULUTH, Minn. - The Minnesota Morris men's soccer team hit the road for a matchup at conference-leading St. Scholastica Saturday. A late Cougar goal was not enough as they fall to the Saints, 2-1.
UMM goalkeeper
Cody Christ kept the Cougars in the contest as four first half saves helped keep the game scoreless at halftime.
The Saints broke the scoreless tie early in the second half. In the 49th minute, Luke Buckton got his foot on the ball in front of the net and delivered it in for a 1-0 lead. Buckton scored again in the 64th minute off some nice passing to widen the lead to 2-0.
Konrad Laack's first goal of the season cut the deficit in half in the 77th minute off a feed from
Luqman Barre to make it 2-1.
The Cougars had a chance to tie it late, but
Hugo Castaneda's header shot was saved by CSS' Sandy Davidson-Hunt.
Minnesota Morris (2-4-1, 0-2-1) remains on the road for a game at Bethany Lutheran Wednesday.