University of St. Thomas Athletics
5-1
Luther
7-1
Men's Soccer falls 2-1 to No. 20-ranked Norse
9/18/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
No. 4-ranked Tommie Men's Soccer had two long win streaks snapped Tuesday with a 2-1 home loss to No. 20-ranked Luther (Iowa) in non-conference play at South Field.
The loss ended UST's 19-game home win streak and 19-game regular-season victory streak dating back to October 2016.
Luther (7-1), an 11-win team last season, had a 14-gam unbetane streak end thre days earlier with a 1-0 loss. On Tuesday, the Norse scored in the 20th minute and led 1-0 at halftime.
UST (5-1) tied the game as freshman Jack Longville scored his first college goal in the 49th minute off a turnover. But Luther regained the lead with an unassisted goal in the 77th minute and never trailed.
The Toms had a 5-2 edge in corner kicks but couldn't convert into a score.
St. Thomas plays Gustavus Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
Team Stats
Tristan Davenport (5)
Assisted By: Brunno Colon
Through ball with a header deflection in
19:37
Jack Longville (1)
Goalie error leads to takeaway and open
48:52
Faydane Ouro-Akondo (1)
Dribble past one defender followed by sh
76:53
