SIU Edwardsville Cougars 1, Liberty Flames 2

LYNCHBURG, Va. (Interstat) — The Liberty Flames overcame an early deficit with a pair of second-half goals to defeat the SIU Edwardsville Cougars 2-1 in an NCAA Division I men’s soccer match on Saturday. A sparse crowd of 340 at Liberty Soccer Stadium saw the home side improve its season record to 4-1-3, while the Cougars fell to 2-5-2. The result defied the pregame projection from Interstat’s game simulator, which had forecast a 1-1 draw, though its ELO rating system heavily favored Liberty with a 73.5% win probability. The visiting Cougars struck first, finding the back of the net in… Read more...