Box Score

University Center, Mich. - The 2012 campaign got off to a rough start for the Lewis University men's soccer team, as No. 22 Saginaw Valley State posted two goals in the first 20 minutes on their way to the 3-1 regional victory over the visiting Flyers at the SVSU Soccer Complex on Thursday (August 30) afternoon.

SVSU senior Zach Myers posted two goals to lead the Cardinals, while Conor Reaume added an unassisted tally in the 20th minute.

With the win, SVSU improves to 1-0, while the Flyers are now 0-1.

The Cardinal defense was equally as successful, as they limited the Flyers to three shots. Lewis junior Guy Claude Ngbwa-Ngbwa (Jeffersonville, Penn./Immaculate Conception) (Jeffersonville, Penn./Immaculate Conception) posted his first goal in a Lewis uniform in the 32nd minute off of an Arlind Kociu (Chicago, Ill./Taft) (Chicago, Ill./Taft) assist. That goal cut SVSU's lead to 2-1, but Myers added the insurance score at the 77-minute mark.

Sophomore forward George Thomson (Kilmarnock, Scotland/Reid Kerr College) (Kilmarnock, Scotland/Reid Kerr College) was the only other Flyer to register a shot on goal.

"They're just a better team than us right now," Lewis head men's soccer coach Evan Fiffles said.

Lewis returns to action on Saturday (Sept. 1), as they take on Findlay for an 11 AM (EST) first kick.