Bowling Green State University Athletics
Men's Soccer Wins Final Exhibition Contest
August 28, 2000 | Men's Soccer
Aug. 28, 2000
The Bowling Green State University men's soccer team won its final exhibition game on Sunday, 2-1, over visiting Cincinnati.
The Bearcats opened the scoring in the eighth minute when Jamal Frazier's shot beat Falcon goalkeeper David DeGraff (Naperville, IL/Central).
Bowling Green scored the equalizer two minutes later when senior Matt Lyons (Maineville, OH/Cincinnati Moeller) converted a penalty kick following a deliberate handball in the box.
The Falcons Tony Malik (Parma, OH/Padua Franciscan) tallied the match-winning goal when his header in the 57th minute went past UC goalkeeper Sacha Nathu. Malik's goal came off a corner kick by Detrick Matthews (Bellefontaine, OH/Hope-Rio Rancho, NM).
DeGraff was credited with three saves in 70 minutes of action, while Mike Began (Broadview Hts., OH/Brecksville-Broadview Hts.) did not face any shots on goal in the final 20 mintues.
Bowling Green opens the 2000 regular-season next weekend at the Diadora Challenge in Omaha, Nebraska. The Falcons face 13th-ranked Southwest Missouri State at 5 p.m. (Central) on Saturday, Sept. 2 to open the tournament. BG will tangle with tournament host, and 21st-ranked, Creighton University at 7:30 p.m. (Central) on Sunday, Sept. 3. The fourth team in the tournament is 12th-ranked Washington.
Note: Rankings are based on the NSCAA/adidas Pre-Season Poll.
