DES MOINES, Iowa – No. 18 Loyola scored a late goal to edge the Drake University men's soccer team, 1-0, Saturday, Sept. 17 night at the Cownie Soccer Complex in each team's first Missouri Valley Conference action of the season.
Drake (3-4, 0-1 MVC) and Loyola (6-0, 1-0 MVC) each had scoring opportunities in the first half as the teams finished with four and five shots, respectively. However, it was the nationally ranked Ramblers who finally broke through with the winner in the 85 minute.
Loyola had a corner kick that was sent from Brody Kraussel to Kirill Likhovlad who sent a long cross to Grant Stoneman that Stoneman headed in to the far post past Drake goalie Darrin MacLeod (Waterloo, Ontario).