ROCHESTER, Mich. (Sept. 6, 2024) – The UIC men's soccer team (2-3-0, 0-0-0 MVC) went back on the road Friday night, as it visited former Horizon League foe Oakland (0-4-0, 0-0-0 Horizon) in Michigan. 
 
COMMENTS FROM HEAD COACH SEAN PHILLIPS
"Winning a game via a shutout on the road is always difficult," said head coach Sean Phillips. "The game tonight felt like a rivalry match.  A bit of individual quality got us the goal.  Solid team defending and some grit in the second half earned the result."

The Flames jumped out to an early lead Friday, as Rui Reis (Lisbon, Portugal) netted his second goal of the season in the tenth minute to give UIC the 1-0 lead. Oren Asher (Hetzliya, Israel/Rutgers) made three crucial first-half saves, and made seven total saves enroute to his first clean sheet of the season. The Flames earned their second victory of the season, blanking the Golden Grizzlies by a 1-0 final score.
 
The full box score and play-by-play recap can be found here.
 

FLAMES WIN!#ChicagosCollegeTeam pic.twitter.com/U6zYQrLyEo

— UIC Men's Soccer (@UIC_MSOC) September 7, 2024

 
SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
 

10'

Rui Reis gives the flames the lead!

UIC 1
OAK 0

Stats?? https://t.co/hbFV8UbFyH#ChicagosCollegeTeam pic.twitter.com/NJxASu28yI

— UIC Men's Soccer (@UIC_MSOC) September 6, 2024

 

Six saves already for Oren Asher!#ChicagosCollegeTeam pic.twitter.com/Q0eLvUZrOn

— UIC Men's Soccer (@UIC_MSOC) September 7, 2024

 
UP NEXT

• UIC returns home to begin a three-match home stand at Flames Field, starting with a Thursday night match up against Loyola. 

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