Lil' Heidi & I met Mr. & Mrs. Mojo at Hermann Stadium last night to take in the first round action in the NCAA tournament.
Despite being outshot 22-5, SLU topped the Bears 2-1 on goals by James Dice & Mike Roach and terrific goalkeeping by Ross Kaufman who had 8 saves on the night.
State started both halves with fierce attacking play, but found themselves down a goal in the 10th minute when Tim Ream restarted play from 45 yards out and found Mike Robson's head just outside the penalty spot. Robson's header was deflected by Dice for the first Billiken's goal.
After Stephen Bortolon was tackled in the box Mike Roach's penalty kick put SLU up 2-0 seven minutes later.
The Bears parried with a goal in the 50th minute, but despite aggressive play and speed & deadly accuracy from back Johannes Demarzi, they couldn't overcome the best goalkeeping of the season from Kaufman.
SLU will travel to Tulsa for the second round Sunday where they will take on the 8th seed Hurricanes. Kickoff is 2:05 pm. Good luck Bills!!!
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