JACKSON, Tenn. - 9/22/2009 - The Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ University men’s soccer team lost their sixth straight match in a 2-1 defeat to Lyon (Ark.) College. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ dropped to 1-6 on the season and 0-1 in TranSouth. Lyon improved to 6-1 overall and 1-0 in league play.
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ and Lyon played a scoreless first half with Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ out shooting Lyon 8-3 in the first 45 minutes.
In the second half, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ scored first when Paul Turner drained a penalty kick in the 60th minute after Lyon committed a foul in the box. Just five minutes later, Lyon tied the match on a goal from Gabriel LaBlanc. The score was 1-1 going into the final 10 minutes of play when Lyon’s Greg Buford bent a shot over the outreached arms of Mike Phelan to give his team a 2-1 lead in the 83rd minute. That proved to be the game winning goal.
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ out shot Lyon 20-8 in the match, but had no luck in finding the back of the net. Lyon goalie, Matt Callaway recorded seven saves, while Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ goalie Phelan tallied two saves.
Up next for Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ will be a home non-conference match on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 7:00 pm versus William Carey (Miss.) University.
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