Game Details

Saint Louis 2, UMKC 1
Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016 | 7 p.m.
Kansas City, Mo. | Durwood Soccer Stadium

The Basics

Saint Louis scored two second-half goals and defeated UMKC 2-1 Wednesday in a preseason men's soccer match at Durwood Soccer Stadium in Kansas City.

UMKC struck first with a goal late in the first half, but Max Karcher recorded the equalizer and newcomer Quayyum Murana tallied the game-winner in the second stanza.

It was the first exhibition contest of the season for the Billikens, who host Jefferson College at Hermann Stadium on Saturday night at 7 p.m.

Scoring Summary

UMKC – Hamish Smylie (Antoine Prechuer), 44:36
SLU – Max Karcher (Anthony Brown), 57:30
SLU – Quayyum Murana (Constantin Heider), 81:24

SLU Starters

Julian Gieseke (c), Andre Rivers-Hardware, Akeem Richards, Patrick Sarr, Carson Gray, Eric Davies, Brady Lenius, Noah Murphy, Jake Shireman, Spiros Karidis, Sascha Otte.

Substitutes

Max Karcher, Lennart Hein, Joe Saad, Constantin Heider, Jair Hernandez, Quayyum Murana, Jair Minors, Saadiq Mohammed, Anthony Brown, Keaton Schieffer, Grant Owens, Spencer Jones, Ben Yeager.

Quotable

“It was nice to get our first game in as a group,” SLU head coach Mike McGinty said. “We were able to get minutes for all the field players and we saw some really good stuff. I was happy we were able to come back in the second half, but was disappointed we didn't end the first half stronger, which resulted in us conceding a late goal. We look forward to our game on Saturday against Jefferson College in what will be a great atmosphere at Hermann Stadium.”

Up Next

The Billikens conclude the preseason on Saturday when they host Jefferson College at Hermann Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. The season opener is set for Friday, Aug. 26, when SLU travels to face No. 5 Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, N.C.