DANVILLE, Ky. – The Spalding University men's soccer team lost their opening game at the 26th Annual Bob Allen Classic to No. 5 ranked Ohio Wesleyan, 3-1.

THE BASICS
FINAL: No. 5 Ohio Wesleyan def. Spalding, 3-1
LOCATION: Hillside Field; Danville, Ky.
RECORDS: Spalding 2-2, Ohio Wesleyan 5-0

THE STARTERS
SPALDING: 1 – Logan Spencer, 3 – Dylin Albright, 7 – Trevor Bruner, 8 – Jacob McMurry, 9 – Abdullahi Abdullahi, 10 – Julio DeLeon, 12 – Austin Lanham, 16 – Jacob Kirby, 17 – Cheikh Gueye, 21 – Zach Fonda, 22 – Cory House
OHIO WESLEYAN: 1 – Ben Farynowski, 2 – Gunnar Bloecher, 5 – Lonnie Barnes, 6 – Nick Norman, 7 – Phoenix Neitzelt, 10 – Kyle Baum, 11 – Evan Lee, 13 – David Robinett, 17 – Brian Schaefer, 19 – Luke Gabbert, 21 – Matt Dicesare

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Spalding started the game on the attack outshooting the Bishops 3-1 in the first eight minutes. However, the Bishop's shot found the back of the net putting the SU in a 1-0 hole.
- Following an exchange of shots, Ohio Wesleyan took a 2-0 lead following a goal by Brian Schaefer on a feed from Luke Gabbert.
- The Golden Eagles held Ohio Wesleyan scoreless over the next 19 minutes until Ricardo Balmaceda fired a shot past SU goalkeeper Logan Spencer to send SU to the half trailing 3-0.
- Jacob McMurray put Spalding on the board in the 71^st minute to cut the deficit to two.
- Spalding had chances to tie it late, but shots by DeLeon and Albright missed high.

KEY STATS
- Despite be outshot 17-15 by the Bishops, Spalding has outshot opponent 78-40 through the first three games.
- Through three games, goalkeeper Logan Spencer has tallied 14 saves.

UP NEXT
The Golden Eagles will be back in action tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. EST when they take on No. 23 ranked Emory University.