MEN'S SOCCER DOWNED AT SPRING ARBOR IN SEASON DEBUT

SPRING ARBOR, Mich. - It was a tough outing to start the 2024 campaign for the Warriors (0-1-0) against the Spring Arbor Cougars (1-0-0) on Saturday night, with the Warriors falling 0-11 after 90 minutes of play. An aggressive Spring Arbor offensive attack found openings in the Warrior defense and took advantage early on. 

THE RUNDOWN

FIRST HALF

• The hosting Cougars jumped out to an early lead just minutes into the contest, scoring on a breakaway ball. The Warriors nearly found a quick response from midfielder Milos Stojakovic, firing a ball that went just wide right of the Spring Arbor post
• RCU continued to try to work out gaps in the Cougar defense, creating several corner-kick opportunities. However, the hosts continued to create chances. Another shot from Stojakovic went wide, and the Warriors went into halftime down by a wide margin

SECOND HALF

• Goals continued to come in for the Cougars to begin the second half, with RCU not able to create many chances. A few attacking opportunities were nearly seen through by the Warriors but ended up in an offside call

UP NEXT

The Warriors will host Holy Cross for their first home game of the season on Tuesday, Aug. 19. 

Hussein Murray - RCU Athletic Communications