St. Louis – The Maryville University men's soccer team scored a pair of goals early in the second half and needed a few key defensive plays late in the contest to earn a 2-1 victory over Christian Brothers University Sunday afternoon at Maryville Field. 

What Happened – The Bucs opened the scoring in the 21st minute with a goal off a corner kick to grab an early 1-0 lead over the Saints. Maryville evened the game early in the second half as Rasmus Tauts took a pass from Ben Brodie and scored on a strike from 13-yards out to make the score 1-1in the 49th minute. Grady Schliepsiek put the Saints on top in the 64th minute as he broke free down the right side of the field and buried a pass from Mirza Hasecic into the lower left side of the goal to give Maryville a 2-1 advantage. The Bucs had two opportunities late in the match, but the Maryville defense was able to maintain the lead.
 
Inside the Numbers – Maryville outshot the Bucs 9-7 in the match with five of those shots being on frame. Emil Antonacci led the Maryville attack with two shots while seven other players each had a shot a piece. 
 
Records – Maryville – 2-0-0
                  Christian Brothers – 1-1-0
 
Up Next – The Saints return to the pitch Thursday, Sept.12 as Maryville travels to Kansas City, Mo. to take on Ft. Hayes State. The match is slated to begin at 3 p.m. at Swope Soccer Village.