PORTLAND – The Multnomah University men's soccer team opened the Cascade Collegiate Conference with a 1-0 loss to Warner Pacific on Saturday at the Eastside Timbers Soccer Complex.
 
 
THE BASICS:
Final: Warner Pacific 1, Multnomah 0
Records: WPU (3-3, 1-0 CCC), MU (2-3, 0-1 CCC)
Location: Eastside Timbers Soccer Complex I Portland, Ore.
 
 
GAME SUMMARY:

• The Lions came out firing on all cylinders to start the match, registering three shots with two on goal in the first fifteen minutes of the match.
• Warner Pacific caught the Lion's defense sleeping in the 24^th minute, sending a through ball up the middle of the field, finding the foot of Kingsley Armah who shook the keeper before hitting the ball in the back of the net.
• MU found another big opportunity in the second half as a foul was called at the top of the box, giving the Lions a free kick. The ball deflected just off a Knight defender, keeping Warner Pacific in the lead.

 
 
KEY PERFORMERS:

• Bryan Lobato led the Lions with three shots, two on goal while MU keeper Manuel Guillermo-Olivares finished with six saves on the day.

 
 
COMING UP NEXT:
The Lions venture on their first conference road trip next week, heading north to take on The Evergreen State College and Northwest University.