Illinois Springfield Men's Soccer (1-12-3, 1-9-3) fell to McKendree (5-7-3, 4-5-3) 6-0 on Wednesday at Kiwanis Stadium. The Prairie Stars put three of their eight shots on goal and recorded seven saves while facing 29 shots.
UIS fell behind in the first half when McKendree's Fredrik Thulin scored off Oscar Misic's assist at 25:04 to make it 1-0. Earlier, the Prairie Stars generated three shots and a corner kick in a 66-second span, with
Gentil Selemani,
Adam Knaze and
Robin Lemke Bergseth each taking attempts.
Tresody Ondongo made three saves after the goal, and Illinois Springfield went to halftime trailing 1-0.
The Prairie Stars could not answer McKendree's second-half scoring, as the visitors added five goals after halftime and finished with a 6-0 result. Selemani forced saves at 48:19 and 56:54, and
Leo Sanches put another attempt on frame at 71:39. Ondongo made three saves in the half, but McKendree added goals in the 84th and 90th minutes to close it out.
Ondongo recorded seven saves over 90 minutes in his first appearance of the season. Selemani led Illinois Springfield with three shots and put two on goal.
Up next, the Prairie Stars host Rockhurst in the season finale on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
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