Men's Soccer Takes Exhibition Draw at Green Bay

GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Marquette University men's soccer team settled for a 1-1 draw against host Green Bay in the team's lone road exhibition match of the preseason at Aldo Santaga Stadium on Saturday.

It was a slow start offensively for the Golden Eagles, who were just 8 days removed from the official start of preseason. As the first half went along, momentum grew and opportunities began to develop for Marquette, which led to the lone Marquette goal in the 35th minute.

In the 35th minute, Martin Alba delivered a pass into the penalty area that found the foot of Josh Coan, who drew a hard foul in which the referee awarded a penalty kick. Luka Prpa stepped up and buried the conversion to give the Golden Eagles a 1-0 advantage into halftime.

The @Luka_Prpa is his first of this Preseason. #MarquetteSoccer

1-0 pic.twitter.com/w3hfLtgIc6
— Marquette Soccer (@marquettesoccer) August 19, 2018

The score would remain that way until the 75th minute when Karim Lauba found the back of the net for the Phoenix off a short corner kick. Despite a couple late chances for each team, the two sides came away with a point apiece and finished 1-0-1 in preseason exhibitions.

The Golden Eagles, which recorded a clean sheet at home against Loyola Chicago in the exhibition opener, now have eight days to prepare for the regular season and home opener against Valparaiso on Aug. 26. Kickoff is set for 4:05 p.m. Central time at Valley Fields.

Keep up with the Marquette men's soccer program through social media by following on Twitter (@MarquetteSoccer) and Instagram (@MarquetteSoccer) and `liking' on Facebook (/MarquetteSoccer).

Quick chat with Coach B (@Loobe21) following tonight's 1-1 draw. Overall, it was a good test and all focus shifts to our season opener at Valley Fields in 8 days. #MarquetteSoccer pic.twitter.com/xILY14TDNV
— Marquette Soccer (@marquettesoccer) August 19, 2018