SHAWNEE, Okla. -- Sporting a 16-5 shooting advantage didn't assist the Golden Eagles as the John Brown University men's soccer team took an unusual 2-0 loss at St. Gregory's (Okla.) on Tuesday afternoon at Father Victor Roberts Field.
The Golden Eagles (7-5-1, 3-2-1 Sooner Athletic) held 7-4 and 9-1 shooting advantages in each half, respectively, but were unable to solve Declan Simpson, or the goal frame, through 90 minutes, suffering its fourth clean-sheet loss of the season.
The Cavaliers (3-8-2, 1-5-0) entered the contest winless in conference action and clearly wanted to use physicality to beat John Brown, as evidenced by a yellow card just 44 seconds into the match, followed by three more peppered throughout the contest.
JBU had numerous scoring opportunities, even a handful in the box, but were unable to put any away, despite finding iron, twice, both times by junior Giovani Bejarano in the 21st and 65th minutes.
Frank Molina scored his fourth of the season in the 19th minute from Leslie Feh and seven minutes later, the duo swapped roles as Molina fed Feh for his second of the season, accounting for the entirety of the goal scoring in the match.
Simpson made 12 saves for the clean sheet while senior Adam Holt suffered the loss, making two saves on four Cavalier shots on target.
The Golden Eagles were scheduled to host Central Christian (Kan.) on Saturday. Results were not available at presstime. The Golden Eagles play at Oklahoma City at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
Sports on 10/22/2017