CLEVELAND, Tenn. – The Auburn Montgomery men's soccer team fought hard, but fell to the Flames of Lee University 1-0 in their first Gulf South Conference contest of the 2018 season on Friday evening.
 
With the loss, AUM's record drops to 1-6 overall, and 0-1 in GSC play.
 
Standout Performers
- Sverrir Smarason took a team-high three shots on the evening, with a team-best two shots on goal.
- Alexis Arriaga and Phillip Spickenbaum both tallied two shots, with a shot on goal each.
- In goal Alexander Kraus turned in a solid performance for AUM, collecting seven saves on the afternoon, while allowing a season-low one goal. 
 
How it Happened
- The Flames tallied the game's lone goal in the 40th minute of the match. The goal was struck into the corner of the net, as the result of a successful Flame pass to the top of the box.
- The Warhawks put together a strong showing in half number two, outshooting the flames nine to six. 
- The Warhawks saw three golden opportunities to score in half number two, including a pair of one-on-ones with the Lee keeper from Billy Murphy and Smarason. Both opportunities, however, would go for not to keep the match at 1-0 in Lee's favor. 
- AUM got their last good look from Arriaga in the 90th minute, as his last-minute effort would be corralled by the keeper. 

Quoting the Coach
 - "We played Lee off of the field in the second half," Head Coach Wulf Koch said. "I am gutted for the guys who put in an enormous amount of minutes in this one. We are close, but in order to win against tough GSC completion we'll need to play a full 90-minute contest." 
 
Inside the Boxscore
- The Warhawks took 11 shots on the match, with six on frame.
- Nine of AUM's 11 shots came in half number two. 
- Six different Warhawks took a shot during the match, while four were able to tally a shot on goal.
 
Up Next
- The Warhawks will wrap up their weekend road trip on Sunday, Sept. 23rd, when they take on Shorter University in GSC action. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. CT.

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