Men’s soccer falls 3-1 at UIC

(Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics.)It was the last non-conference game for both Marquette men’s soccer and UIC. The Golden Eagles had 90 minutes to showcase their strengths before heading into Big East play.

However, Marquette (4-3-1) struggled on both ends of the field, giving UIC (4-3-0) a 2-0 victory in Chicago Sunday night.

Troublesome flames

While Marquette took its time settling into game-play, UIC took its opportunities from the opening whistle.

The Flames took six shots within the first 20 minutes, with the Golden Eagles taking none.

In the 20th minute junior midfielder Rui Reis beat his defender and sent the ball from his right foot over first-year goalkeeper Martin Brink’s…