Oct. 10, 2000

Milwaukee-With two consecutive overtime losses this past weekend, the UWM men's soccer team fell to .500 on the season (7-7 overall, 2-2 in MCC).

Battling to a tie at the end of regulation on Friday, the Panthers were defeated by intrastate rival UW-Madison, 3-2, in Madison. Freshman defender Tighe Dombrowski (West Allis, Wis./Hale) scored both UWM goals, as the team outshot the Badgers 18-12.

It was a different game, but UWM received the same result on Sunday as they lost in overtime to Loyola, 3-2, in a conference match-up at Engelmann Field. Junior forward Ryan Seymour (Portage, Mich./Northern) tallied two goals as the Panthers again outplayed their opponent but failed to come through in regulation time.

PANTHERS DROP TO FOURTH IN CONFERENCE

With Sunday's conference loss against Loyola, the Panthers slipped to a 2-2 record in the MCC and are tied with Wright State for fourth place. Loyola claims sole possession of first place with a 3-0 record.

UWM Coach Louis Bennett on MCC standings:

"Friday's game against Butler is pivotal in our allignment for conference standings. A win pushes us into third or fourth place, and a loss pushes us down to fifth or sixth The closer we get to the end of all conference games, the more important it is to be in the upper half of the league."

UPCOMING GAMES: BUTLER AND AKRON AT HOME

The Panthers look forward to pumping up their conference record as they host Butler on Friday at 3 p.m. at Engelmann Field. Butler resides in seventh place in MCC standings with a 1-3 record (4-9 overall). The Bulldogs captured their first conference win on Sunday with a 5-1 win over Detroit, as they were led by freshman Michael Mariscalco's 4 goals. Mariscalco leads the team and is tied for second in the MCC with 17 points (7 goals, 3 assists).

UWM continues their homestand as they play Akron on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. at Engelmann Field. Akron (4-4-3) is coming off Sunday's 2-0 win over Kentucky. The Zips outshot their opponent, 26-9, as Orjan Bjaneso scored both goals.

Sunday's upcoming game marks the second meeting between the two teams in the last three seasons. Akron won the last match, 2-0, in 1998.

Bennett on weekend schedule:

"They are not having their traditional top-of-the-league season, but Butler is still a competent team that needs to be given the appropriate respect. Akron started out being ranked early in the season, and are still in the top 40. Even though they've had some inconsistent results, they're an extremely good team."