DEKALB, Ill. – Sophomore
Illias Kosmidis scored in the 87
th minute to propel The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) men's soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Loyola Chicago on Friday at the NIU Soccer Complex during day one of the NIU Adidas Invitational.
Kosmidis' goal came off a deflection from sophomore
Anders Mathiesen inside the six-yard box.
UTRGV (1-1-1) was held without a shot for the first 75 minutes, but outshot Loyola Chicago (2-2-0) 5-0, including 3-0 on the net, over the final 15 minutes.
The UTRGV defense withstood eight shots by Loyola Chicago, with sophomore
Andy Rios (1-1-1) making three saves.
Aidan Aylward (2-2-0) made two saves for Loyola Chicago.
UTRGV closes out the tournament against host Northern Illinois on Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
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