EVANSVILLE, Ind. - The Saginaw Valley men's
soccer team lost their 2010 season opener, 4-1 to Southern Indiana
University today (Sept. 2).
The Cardinals fell to a 2-0 deficit in the first half of the
contest, but would try to rally back as they scored one goal at
85:09. Freshman Lachlan
Savage (Canton, Mich. / Plymouth Salem HS) found the foot of
freshman Zach
Walega (Saline, Mich.) who found the back of the net for his
first career goal for Saginaw Valley to cut the Southern Indiana
lead to 3-1.
The goal was not enough as Southern Indiana added one more goal
in the final minutes to make the final score 4-1. Senior Piotr
Kazmierczak (Stargard, Poland) started in goal for the
Cardinals and had seven saves on the night.
With the loss Saginaw Valley falls to 0-1 overall on the season,
while Southern Indiana improves to 1-0 overall on the season.
The Cardinals will return to action on Saturday (Sept. 4) when they
travel to Oakland City. The contest is scheduled to start at
noon.
