URBANA, Ohio (Nov. 6) - The Wheeling University men's soccer team came up short in a 2-0 loss at Urbana Wednesday night in a Mountain East Conference (MEC) matchup.

THE RUNDOWN

• Final Score:  Urbana 2, Wheeling 0 (Box Score)
• Records: Wheeling (2-15, 1-14 MEC) | Urbana (10-4-3, 10-3-2 MEC)
• Location: Urbana, Ohio

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Sophomore goalkeeper James Serman (Auburndale, Fla. / Auburndale) came up huge with a pair of saves minutes before the half ended in a tightly contested period to send the game into halftime scoreless.
• The game would continue to be a defensive battle until the Blue Knights were able to strike the game's first goal off a strike from about 30 yards away in the top left corner of the net in the 67th-minute.
• Urbana tallied another goal late to add insurance and allow the Blue Knights to claim the league win.

MATCH NOTES

• Serman finished with eight saves in the match. 
• Wheeling was out shot 20-to-10 in the loss. Urbana also held a 10-to-4 advantage on shots on goal.

UP NEXT

• The Cardinals return to Bishop Schmitt Field on Sunday, November 10 to take on West Liberty in the final game of the season at 1 p.m.
• Wheeling will honor its six seniors prior to the season-finale.
• The matchup will be the second meeting between father, Jim Regan, and son, Sean Regan. West Liberty took the first contest 2-1 last month.
• A live stream of the match will be available online and on The Mountain East Network OTT app (Roku, AppleTV, Android, and Amazon Fire TV).