The Lipscomb men’s soccer team lost 2-0 to the Memphis Tigers Tuesday night.
Each team made runs throughout the first 45 minutes of the game, with midfield being an area of battle the majority of the first half.
“I thought we did a poor job of locking down the midfield and sort of dictating the tempo and the rhythm of the game,” head coach Charles Morrow said.
The first five minutes of the second half started with four corner kicks from the Memphis team, though they amounted to nothing.
Scoring finally opened up on Memphis’ fifth corner kick. In the 64th minute, a Tiger launched the ball into the box, where Ben Roberts was able to find the net, giving Memphis a 1-0 lead.
At the 71st minute, Memphis found room to dribble up the field and Alexandros Ierides was able to secure the second goal, adding to Memphis’ lead.
For the remainder of the night, Lipscomb offense controlled possession of the ball but failed to score.
Lipscomb will finish its season this Saturday at 7 p.m. against Stetson.
“It’ll be very different in terms of any other team we have played this year,” Morrow said. “They play a little bit different shape, and so there is plenty preparation to get ready for that between now and Saturday.”
Winning against Stetson this weekend would finish Lipscomb’s ASUN regular season championship. It would also insure the Bisons stay home during the ASUN Tournament.