PRESCOTT, AZ- The Soka Lions dropped their road match against the Embry Riddle Aeronautical Eagles 4-0 on Saturday afternoon in Prescott, Arizona, bringing their overall record to 8-6-1 and 7-4 in Cal Pac Conference play.

The two sides remained level for the first 44 minutes of the game until a free kick from 25 yards out deflected off the Lions' defensive wall, taking a lucky bounce back to the feet of the Eagles' Lucas Garcia, who put his shot into the goal to give his side the 1-0 lead to end the first half.

The Eagles converted three more chances during the second half, scoring in the 55th, 56th, and 63rd minutes of play.

Soka's Bryan Palpallatoc had a great look on frame in the second half that forced the Eagles' goal keeper to come up with the diving save. Adalid Oregon had two shots while Luis Barraza had one, and Rudy Garcia, Mateus Seiki Rosa, and Kenneth Ugalde also had chances on goal that forced saves from Embry Riddle's keeper.

"It was a disappointing day for us not to make a better showing," said Head Coach Shawn Beyer. "We never got going. Full credit to Embry-Riddle for their performance today. They were deserved winners. We must learn to compete in matches like this if we want to succeed in postseason play."

Next, the Lions will remain on the road for their last game of the regular season against the University of Saint Katherine in Carlsbad, California. Kickoff is set for 7:45 p.m.


NOTES: Yellow cards were shown to the Eagles' Lucas Garcia and the Lions' Nicholas Bello, Alireza Sotoudeh, Luis Barraza, Adalid Oregon, Matt Fujinami, and Jared Chavez… Soka was outshot 22-7, with Embry Riddle only putting eight shots on frame while Soka put four on goal… Eric Aparicio made four saves on the games.