Game Details

Akron 3, Saint Louis 2

Friday, Sept. 11, 2015 | 7 p.m. (ET)

FirstEnergy Stadium-Cub Cadet Field | Akron, Ohio

The Basics

Saint Louis scored a pair of early goals, but Akron scored three unanswered tallies and defeated the Billikens 3-2 Friday night in Akron, Ohio.

Saint Louis received goals from freshman Anthony Brown and senior Filip Pavisic to take a 2-0 lead just seven minutes into the contest. Akron got on the scoreboard late in the first half, then scored twice in a second half as the teams played through a heavy rain. It was the first loss of the season for the Billikens, who fall to 2-1. Akron, which notched its third straight win against a ranked opponent, improves to 4-1.

Scoring Summary

SLU – Anthony Brown (Vince Cicciarelli), 2:22

SLU – Filip Pavisic (unassisted), 6:58

AKR – Sam Gainford (Richie Laryea), 38:58

AKR – Adam Najem (unassisted), 52:17

AKR – Sam Gainford (Richie Laryea), 70:27

SLU Starters

Tyler David (c), Marco Heskamp, Max Karcher, Filip Pavisic, Lennart Hein, Vince Cicciarelli, Eric Davies, Jair Minors, Patrick Sarr, Anthony Brown, Sascha Otte

Substitutes

Joe Saad, Nebojsa Popovic, David Graydon

Billiken Notables

It was the first career goal for Anthony Brown ... Filip Pavisic's goal was the third of his career … Nebojsa Popovic appeared in the match for the Billikens after a week-long tour in Serbia with the U.S. Under-20 National Team – he returned to the United States on Wednesday … Vince Cicciarelli assisted on Brown's goal to increase his team-leading scoring total to seven points (3G, 1A).

Up Next

The Billikens travel to Louisville (3-1-1) to face the Cardinals on Tuesday. The game is a rematch of last year's NCAA Championship second-round matchup, which UofL won 2-1.