VERONA, Wis. -- The Rockford University men's soccer team fell to Edgewood University, 4-1, on Saturday afternoon. The Eagles entered the match as the defending NACC regular-season champions after advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season.
Edgewood opened the scoring in the fifth minute when Riley Cann found the net to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead. Noah Shook extended the advantage in the 16th minute, but
Jose Lane Mendoza answered for the Regents with a goal in the 19th minute to cut the deficit to 2-1 at halftime.
Connor Gage added a goal in the 63rd minute before Timmy Cole scored in the 65th minute to complete the scoring for Edgewood.
The Eagles outshot Rockford, 33-10, and held an 8-1 advantage in corner kicks.
Wesley Pritzlaff recorded a career-high 15 saves while playing all 90 minutes in goal for the Regents.
The Regents will return to action Wednesday, Oct. 21, when they travel to face Aurora University for a 7 p.m. match.
