Men’s Soccer Edged vs. Saint Louis, 2-0

Wednesday, October 4

Washington, DC

3 PM

George Washington University

2-7-3, 0-4-0

Saint Louis

5-3-2, 3-0-1

Saint Louis

George Washington

Conor Stephens looks to get past a Howard defender

10/4/2023 7:50:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

WASHINGTON - Despite an afternoon of pressuring one of the A-10's top sides in Saint Louis (5-3-2, 3-0-1 A-10), the George Washington men's soccer team (2-7-3, 0-4-0 A-10) fell to the Billikens, 2-0, on Wednesday afternoon at the GW Soccer Field.

HOW IT HAPPENED
14th Minute: A well-timed run by Saint Louis' Seth Anderson was rewarded when he headed in a Billikens' cross from inside the six-yard box. Galen Flynn sent in the cross and earned the primary assist, while CJ Coppola received a secondary assist for his pass on the leadup to the cross.

69th Minute: A handball was called on GW in its own box, leading to a Saint Louis penalty kick which was driven home by Christian Buendia.

NOTEWORTHY

GW outshot Saint Louis 10-8, including 5-2 in shots on goal.
Joe Liebe and Nico Medina tied for a team-high two shots.
The 20th ranked Billikens (per RPI) won their third-straight conference match and remain at the top of the league standings.
Saint Louis extended its win streak over the Buff and Blue to four matches, which dates back to November of 2016.
Saint Louis' Carlos Leatherman was the only player booked in the match, a yellow card in the 17th minute.

UP NEXT
GW stays home for another league match against St. Bonaventure on Saturday. Kickoff at the GW Soccer Field is set for 3 p.m. and the match will be streamed on ESPN+.