Junior Makesi Lewis, senior Stefan St. Louis and junior Brendan Symington all notched goals for the Oakland University men’s soccer team, as the Golden Grizzlies defeated Xavier University 3-1 in exhibition play Wednesday at the OU Soccer Field.
Oakland got on the scoreboard almost instantly when redshirted sophomore Daiki Mori fed Lewis a pass from the short corner to give OU the 1-0 lead inside of the first minute. The Musketeers knotted the game up 1-1, however, when Andy Dimbi fired a shot off a free kick at 24:54.
In the second half, two quick goals by St. Louis and Symington at 54:45 and 55:52, respectively, gave Oakland a 3-1 edge, which they carried for the remainder of the contest. Redshirted sophomore Mitch Hildebrandt played in net for a majority of the match and made two saves.
“We are still trying out players in different positions and today gave us some insight as to where we see players fitting into the picture as the regular season moves closer,” said Pogue. “I was happy on the defensive end of the ball, but we need to learn to be a cohesive attacking unit, which is definitely something we’re going to work on between now and our next match.”
Oakland will continue exhibition play on Monday, August 24 when they take on Western Michigan University at 3 p.m. at the OU Soccer Field.