WHEELING, W.Va. (April 16) - The Wheeling University men's soccer team battled back, but came up short in a 4-2 loss to No. 9 Davis & Elkins Friday evening on Senior Night.

THE RUNDOWN

• Final Score: Davis & Elkins 4, Wheeling 2
• Records: Wheeling (1-7) | Davis & Elkins (7-1)
• Location: Bishop Schmitt Field – Wheeling, West Virginia

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Davis & Elkins opened up a 3-0 lead through the first 48 minutes of the match.
• Wheeling had multiple chances to score, but were off target with shots.
• The Cardinals finally broke through when freshman Alvaro Munoz Lopez sent a free kick into the box for Richard Afolayanka to finish and make the score 3-1 in the 57^th-minute.
• Wheeling made things very interesting in the 86^th-minute when Cesar Coello collected a rebound and put it into the back of the net to make the score 3-2.
• The Cardinals applied heavy pressure on the offensive end, which allowed Davis & Elkins to score on a counter attack in the 88^th-minute to help spoil Senior Night.

MATCH NOTES

• Senior goalkeeper Josh Zimmerman made a pair of saves in his final game in net.
• The Cardinals honored its three senior players, Zimmerman, Santino Lasagna, and Dominque Pierce.
• Davis & Elkins was ranked No. 9 in the most recent United Soccer Coaches Division II Top-25 poll.