Golden Eagles Edged by No. 21 Drake, 2-1

TULSA – Oral Roberts University men's soccer team fell to No. 21 Drake by a score of 2-1 on Friday night at the ORU Soccer Complex. With the loss, the Golden Eagles dropped to 1-5 overall, while the Bulldogs improved to 8-1 on the season.

After 42 scoreless minutes to begin play, Drake's Luke Gorczyca put the Bulldogs up 1-0 off an assist from Brian Wurst for his second goal of the season.

Drake held the 1-0 advantage until the 71:28 mark, when Tony Weber tallied his first goal of the season.

Less than a minute later, Michael Lind (Denver, Colo.) chipped the ball to the left side of the box where Vince Tizzone (Johannesburg, South Africa) converted on his first goal of the season. The score was only the second that Drake goalkeeper Michael Drozd has allowed all season.

ORU junior goalkeeper Irving Peralta (Tulsa, Okla.) posted a career-high 10 saves in the loss.

The Golden Eagles will try to snap their current three-game losing streak on Sunday against Central Arkansas at 2 p.m. in Conway, Ark.

- ORU -

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Players Mentioned

#0 Irving Peralta: GK; 6' 2"; Junior

#5 Vince Tizzone: MF; 5' 8"; Sophomore; Heritage Hall

Players Mentioned

#0 Irving Peralta
: 6' 2"; Junior
: GK

#5 Vince Tizzone
: 5' 8"; Sophomore; Heritage Hall
: MF

Players Mentioned

#0 Irving Peralta

#5 Vince Tizzone

Players Mentioned

#0 Irving Peralta

#5 Vince Tizzone