SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Despite tremendous effort on the road, Drake men's soccer could not earn a win at league-leader and 16th-ranked Missouri State. The Bulldogs suffered just their second loss in MVC play as Missouri State clinched at least a share of the Valley regular season crown.
Both teams prodded through the first quarter of the match until the Bulldogs made the first move. In the 32nd minute, Sam Thornton sent the ball to the 18-yard box where it was deflected off the leg of a Bear defender. AJ Franklin then corralled the ball and sent it past the keeper for the game's first goal and his seventh of the year.