DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake University men's soccer team is set to open Missouri Valley Conference play Saturday, Sept. 17 night against Loyola at 7 p.m. at the Cownie Soccer Complex.
Drake (3-3) and Loyola (5-0) along with Evansville at Bradley will be the first league games of the seasons for the MVC. The Bulldogs and the Ramblers battled to a 1-1 double-overtime draw last season in Chicago. Loyola scored the tying goal in the 86th minute to force overtime. Kyle Whigham scored Drake's goal in the 25th minute and it was the first goal the Ramblers had allowed since a 1-0 loss to Bradley almost six weeks earlier.