LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Spalding University men's soccer team fell to Elmhurst, 3-1, Friday at Champions Trace.

THE BASICS
FINAL: Elmhurst def. Spalding, 3-1
LOCATION: Champions Trace, Louisville, Ky.
RECORDS: Spalding: 3-4, Elmhurst: 1-4-1

THE STARTERS
SPALDING: 0 – Eric Goranflo, 2 – Jacob Holehan, 3 – Dylin Albright,  8 – Jacob McMurry, 11- Sergio Olvera-Vancini, 12 – Austin Lanham, 14 – Joey Lesher, 15 – Jordan Bounds, 16 – Jacob Kirby, 17 – Cheikh Gueye, 21 – Zach Fonda.   

ELMHURST: 1 – Nick King, 2 – Derek Dedman, 4 – Jonsson Wetherby, 7 – Nick Fecci, 10 – Alec Gnass, 14 – Matt McNamara, 18 – Jordan Fletcher, 20 – Austin Larsen, 22 – Scott Johnson, 23 – Jeff Kading, 30 – Jake Cohen

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Elmhurst got on the board first, Jake Cohen found Austin Larson who slotted the goal giving the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead in the 10th minute.
- The Blue Jays extended their lead to two goals when Sam Johnson found the back of the net in the 23rd minute.
- Spalding cut the margin to one goal in the 35th minute. Austin Lanham fired a shot into the upper left corner of the net from 30 yards out to cut the deficit to one goal heading into the half.
- The second half was scoreless through the first 25 minutes until Keegan Thompson played a ball to Josh Arvidson, who put  it past Goranflo to make the final score 3-1.

UP NEXT
The Golden Eagles will head to Berea, Ky. Tuesday, September 22 to take on Berea College at 7:00 p.m. EST.