MEMPHIS – The 15th-ranked Saint Louis men's soccer team dropped a 4-0 decision at Memphis Saturday night in a nonconference match at Mike Rose Soccer Complex.

SLU, which hosts No. 2 Louisville (1-0-1) Tuesday night at Hermann Stadium, drops to 2-1 overall. Memphis improves to 2-1.

SLU Starters – GK: Sascha Otte; D: Julian Gieseke, Max Karcher, Anthony Manning; MF: Marco Heskamp, Raymond Lee, Filip Pavisic, Francisco Vizcaino; F: Kingsley Bryce, David Graydon, Robert Kristo.

SLU Subs – Tyler David (second half), Patrick Sarr (second half), Joe Saad (second half), William Hidalgo (second half), Josh Kohring (second half), Pavisic (second half), David Geerling (second half), Karcher (second half).

Memphis scored three of its goals in the first half. Hector Cantele opened the scoring with a tally in the 12th minute. A Billiken own goal made it 2-0 Memphis in the 19th minute of play. A Memphis goal in the 30th minute by Danny Lane gave the Tigers a 3-0 advantage, a lead they would take into halftime. Giovanni Alvarado added a score late in the match for the 4-0 final.

SLU had not lost a game by more than one goal since early in the 2011 season. 

Tuesday's opponent, Louisville, opened its season last weekend with a 1-0 win against No. 2 Maryland. The Cardinals played Cornell to a scoreless draw in their last outing Sept. 5. Game time on Tuesday night is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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