DES MOINES, Iowa – Western Illinois scored in the 78th minute to edge the Drake University men's soccer team, 2-1, Tuesday, Nov. 1 night at the Cownie Soccer Complex. The non-conference match closes the regular season for Drake.
"Very exciting game with a great crowd and atmosphere tonight," said head coach Gareth Smith of the crowd on fan appreciation night. "Overall we performed relatively well, created good chances, but missed on a couple assignments that cost us in the last 10-12 minutes. We are doing enough to win games, but in some areas we aren't doing enough to prevent opponents from scoring and it comes down to execution.