St. Louis – The University of Missouri-St. Louis scored a pair of goals early in the second half and was able to hold off a spirited comeback effort by the No. 3 Maryville men's soccer team as the Tritons downed the Saints 2-1 Sunday afternoon at the Lou Fusz Soccer Complex. 

What Happened – After a scoreless first half, the Tritons grabbed the lead in the 48th minute to take a 1-0 lead. UMSL extended the lead to 2-0 as they converted a penalty kick into a goal to go ahead of Maryville 2-0 in the 76th minute. Less than two minutes later, Victor DeGiorgio took a pass from JD Sohn just outside the 18-yard box and buried a shot to the lower right corner of the net to cut the Triton lead to 2-1. The Saints had one last chance in the 88th minute as Dom Riggio just missed a shot off a free kick from the 22-yards out that went left of the goal.
 
Inside the Numbers – The Saints outshot UMSL 13-6 in the contest. Mirza Hasecic paced the Maryville offense with three shots while Eyob Tadesse and Cedric Sengl each had a pair of shots. 
 
Records – Maryville – 7-2-0, 7-2-0 GLVC
                   UMSL– 6-2-2,6-2-2 GLVC
 
Up Next – Maryville takes on McKendree Thursday, April 1, at Maryville Field with play set to begin at 1 p.m.