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Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men's Soccer Back to Winning Ways with 2-1 Victory at Belmont

Nys posts his second consecutive brace as Flames hand Bruins their first loss of the season.

NASHVILLE – Junior midfielder Edouard Nys posted his second consecutive two-goal match (and fifth of the season), scoring the winning goal with 6:41 to play as UIC picked up a valuable 2-1 Missouri Valley Conference road win over Belmont on Sunday afternoon at E.S. Rose Park in Nashville. With the victory, the Flames (8-1-3, 1-0-2 MVC) have surpassed their win total from last season and pick up their first conference win this year following a pair of ties.

Sophomore midfielder Sebastian Khoury set up Nys' deciding goal, running on to a long outlet pass from junior midfielder Darrell Turcios near the top of the area, then turning and sliding a pass to Nys, who was crashing from the weak side towards the penalty spot, In turn, Nys calmly slotted a right-footed shot beneath Belmont's onrushing goalkeeper, Grant Calvert, for his 13th goal and 31st point of the season, both now standing fourth on the UIC single-season charts and the most by a Flames' player in either category in a quarter century (Eric Lukin - 15 goals/40 points in 2000).

A pair of juniors collaborated on UIC's first score, with Adrian Biaggi playing a ball ahead for Sota Nakazono, who found Nys in the left channel near the top corner of the box. Nys then lashed a dipping shot inside the left post to put the Flames in front in the 19th minute.

Senior goalkeeper Owen Cornell made five saves (one off his career high), including one final stop just before time expired, to preserve the win.

The full box score and play-by-play recap from Sunday's win at Belmont can be found here.
 


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UP NEXT
UIC will play three of its final four regular-season matches at home (all against MVC opponents), beginning next Saturday, Oct. 18, when it welcomes current Valley leader (and the defending MVC Tournament champion) Evansville to Flames Field for a 7 p.m. (CT) kickoff. It will be Senior Night and Alumni Night at UIC, highlighted by a pregame ceremony (starting just after 6 p.m. CT) to honor this year's UIC senior class, and a halftime recognition of the more than 60 UIC alums who will be in attendance at Saturday's match, including members of the Flames' 2000 NCAA Sweet Sixteen team and 2015 Horizon League championship squad. Along with these celebrations, it will also be the second of UIC's soccer scarf giveaways, with fans able to get one of the signature Flames' scarves while supplies last. On the off chance fans can't make it to next Saturday's match, ESPN+ will broadcast the contest and live stats will be available at UICFlames.com.
 
HOME MATCH TICKET INFORMATION
  • UIC students/staff and youths eighth grade and under - Free
  • Adults/youths ninth grade and older - $5 each
  • Military veterans, first responders and groups of 10+ adults - $3 each 

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For more information on UIC men's soccer, fans are encouraged to visit UICFlames.com or follow the Flames on social media through X (@UIC_MSOC and @UICFlames) and on Instagram (@uic_msoc and @uicflames).
 
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