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TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The No. 7-ranked Northeastern State men's soccer team lost a 2-1 decision to Regis University Sunday afternoon at DeLoache Field.
 
The RiverHawks dropped to 2-2 after suffering their second-straight loss, while the Rangers remained unblemished at 2-0.
 
Both goals from the visitors were scored by Martin Maybin. He put away markers in the 14th and 35th minutes off assists from Sawyer Lincoln and Jake Gilchrist-Dudley, respectively.
 
Senior forward Juan Peralta headed home a corner kick from fellow senior forward Jordan Schmoker in the 25th minute of play for his first goal of the season.
 
NSU outshot Regis 24-8, but only one of 10 shots on frame found the back of the net.
 
Connor Adkisson (1-0) earned the win in goal after playing the first 45 minutes. Christian Nicolosi played out the contest, and both keepers made four saves.
 
Sophomore Jackson Biles (2-2) had just one save and two goals allowed in the first half. True freshman Austin Williamson played the final 45 minutes and finished with one save.
 
Regis committed 19 fouls and had four yellow cards issued, while NSU had 13 fouls called and just one caution. The RiverHawks also held a 12-3 advantage in corner kicks.
 
Northeastern State will now prepare for the first match in MIAA play. The green and white will play host to No. 23 Fort Hays State at 7 p.m. Sept. 18.
 
Scoring Summary
RU                   2          0          –          2
NSU                 1          0          –          1
 
Individual Scoring
Martin Maybin (RU) at 13:03 (Sawyer Lincoln)
Juan Peralta (NSU) at 24:14 (Jordan Schmoker)
Martin Maybin (RU) at 34:07 (Jake Gilchrist-Dudley)
 
Goalkeeper Saves
Connor Adkisson (RU) – 4
Christian Nicolosi (RU) – 4
Jackson Biles (NSU) – 1
Austin Williamson (NSU) – 1
 
NORTHEASTERN STATE COACH ROB CZLONKA
Opening Statement…
"It's a second game where we dominated in the stat sheet. I thought we dominated most of the possession. We had a lot of scoring opportunities, but we didn't find the back of the net again. We had so many near chance, with a few hitting the crossbar and the post. Regis did a great job defensively making sure they put a lot of people between the goal and the ball. In the end, if we're going to be this good at possessing the ball, we need to be an even better team that finishes their chances with a block in front of them."
 
On working around injuries to the backline…
"I wouldn't say our continuity wasn't there. I thought our guys did really well. We called on a few different guys today to play there and they did a great job. They played against a very good striker and he did exactly what he's capable of doing. I would say the backline did very well for the most part, and nine times out of 10 I would say those things wouldn't happen. You can say without Eric [Crawford] and without Jarrett [Whitcomb] and maybe a couple of other guys we'd be a little bit stronger and that might be true, but I'm really proud of our guys that played."
 
On how these games affect the national rankings…
"These last few games have been great learning tools. We got to see two different teams, we got to see two different problems to solve and we've got to deal with that. That's one of those things that we look at. We just have to take it one game at a time and find out what we can learn from each game. At the end of the season, the results and everything will stand where they are. When it comes to national rankings and those opinions, the only one that really matters is the one at the end of the season. Where are you at at the end of the season? Our goal is to be No. 1. Right now we're not too concerned about it, we'll think about that later."
 
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