Mt Olive, NC – A slow start on offense led to a deep and early hole that the Bears were unable to climb out of as the Shaw University men's soccer team fell on the road to the University of Mount Olive 3-1 on Wednesday evening at Amon Field in Mt. Olive, NC.

With the loss, the Bears record drops to 2-4 overall. The Trojans improve to 6-4 with the win.

Inside The Box Score

• The Bears offense struggled to apply pressure only getting four total shots for the entire match.
• Shaw edged out the Trojans in fouls 14-13 but were also awarded three yellow cards.
• The Bears remain winless against the Trojans in program history as UMO leads the overall series 3-0.

How It Happened

• UMO broke the scoreless tie in the first 10 minutes with a goal from Alfie Pope at the 9:49 mark.
• After leading by just one at the break, the Trojans padded their lead in the 52^nd minute with an unassisted strike from Guilherme Siqueira.
• The Trojans added an insurance goal just eight minutes later as Christian Jaimes scored in the 60^th minute.
• Wissem Obeid kept the Bears away from the shutout receiving a pass from Justus Purnell in the 82^nd minute finding the back of the net making the score 3-1 in favor of the host.

Up Next

The Bears will hose Senior Day in the lone home match of the season as they take on Converse. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. from The Mac Sports & Entertainment Complex.