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vs. Denver
Denver Athletics
0
Western Ill. WIU (0-1-1, 0-1-1)
2
Winner Denver DEN (1-0-0, 1-0-0)
Western Ill. WIU
(0-1-1, 0-1-1)
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Final
2
Denver DEN
(1-0-0, 1-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Western Ill. WIU 0 0 0
Denver DEN 0 2 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | WIU Athletic Communications

WIU Falls to Denver, 2-0

Western Illinois fell in the series opener at Denver on Thursday (Feb. 18) 2-0.

DENVER - In the first road contest of the season, the Western Illinois men's soccer team (0-1-1) fell 2-0 to Denver (1-0-0) on Thursday (Feb. 18) evening. 

"We had some good moments in the match but we will have to be much sharper if we want to beat this Denver side on Saturday," Director of Soccer Dr. Eric Johnson said. "Looking forward to the response we get from our guys."

Coming off the Summit League Defensive Player of the Week honor, Seanan Main stopped all four shots he faced in the first half. The sophomore concluded the series opener with six total saves. 

The Leathernecks' best opportunity to score came in the 33rd minute. Paul Kirdorf played a ball to Ryan DeBois in the box, but his shot was saved by the Pioneers' goalkeeper.   

Winners of the six of the last seven league championships, Denver opened the second half with a goal in the 50th minute. The host added their final goal off a free kick in the 85th minute from 25 yards out. 

WIU and DU face off again on Saturday (Feb. 21) at 4 p.m.  
 
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