Men's Soccer Falls to St. John's, 4-2

Saturday, November 2

Queens, N.Y.

6:00 P.M. CT

DePaul University

5-8-3, 1-4-3

St. John's

13-2-1, 6-1-1

DePaul

St. John's (NY)

11/2/2019 8:01:00 PM | MEN'S SOCCER

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CHICAGO - DePaul men's soccer put up a hard defensive fight on Saturday night but ultimately fell to St. John's, 4-2, in Queens, N.Y. The Blue Demons now sit 5-8-3 overall and fall to 1-4-3 in BIG EAST play.

St. John's got the ball rolling in the 35th minute when Tuli Oluwaseyi netted a goal into the top of the net over Blue Demon keeper Drew Nuelle. After the score would remain 1-0 through halftime, the Johnnies wasted no time in gaining a 2-0 lead just a minute into the second half. A header from Brandon Duarte off a corner kick doubled the Red Storm's lead.

Just six minutes later and in DePaul fashion, Jake Fuderer would net his fourth of the season to bring DePaul within one.

52' | That's a GOAL! Jake Fuderer gets DePaul on the board to cut St. John's lead, 2-1. #PlayingPossessed 🔵😈⚽️ pic.twitter.com/665xsdFk6i
— DePaul Men's Soccer (@DePaulMSOC) November 3, 2019

Two minutes later, Jacob Seeto committed a penalty in the box and Einar Lye would successfully convert a penalty kick to push the lead to 3-1 in favor of the Johnnies.

In the 66th minute, St. John's Oluwaseyi caught Nuelle off guard who made a save that rebounded right to Drew Rosen who hammered another one home to increase the lead 4-1.

Never counting themselves out, the Blue Demons found a way to keep fighting back. Timmy Iscra passed the ball into the box to Jack Richards who made a sideways pass to Danny Iscra, whose shot hit a Red Storm player and found its way into the back of the net to cut the lead in half, 4-2, the ultimate final score.

DePaul was outshot 22-5 and took just one corner kick compared to the Red Storm's 17. The Blue Demons placed just 4 shots on goal, 10 less than the 14 put up by St. John's. Fuderer had two shots on goal while Nuelle made a career high 10 saves on the night.

UP NEXT
The Blue Demons conclude the regular season with a home match against Marquette on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 2:00 p.m.

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