Box Score The IU Columbus men's soccer team traveled to Owensboro, Kentucky to play River States Conference foe Brescia University Thursday evening. Brescia was able to hang on for a 2-1 win in a tough, physical game.

The Crimson Pride offense was held in check int the first half by Brescia's defense and ball control, and they managed to get only two shots in the half. Brescia, however, was able to get to get six shots before finding the net on the seventh attempt. Javi Fernandez Albandrea was able to get the first goal of the game at 40:22 for a 1-0 lead at the halfway mark.

The Bearcats were awarded a penalty kick five minutes into the second half and Albandrea nailed it for a 2-0 advantage. The Crimson Pride offense started to get going, and Maruwe Exauce drilled a penalty kick at 69:51 to cut the deficit in half. Brescia tightened up their defense the rest of the way. Despite being called for three yellow cards in the final 16 minutes the Bearcats were able to hold on for the 2-1 win.

Exauce had four shots for the Crimson Pride, and Mattheus Ornellas Gubert had three shots, including a header that hit the crossbar. Overall, Brescia outshot IU Columbus 12-8 (6-3 shots on goal), and had a 6-3 advantage in corner kicks. Each team had three yellow cards.

Next on the schedule: The Crimson Pride will host Midway University in a River States Conference match on Saturday at Nexus Park at 7:00 pm.