Soccer Game Preview: Urbana University Plays at Home

By Team Reports Sep 10, 2024, 12:41pm

Soccer Preview: Urbana University vs. Urbana

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Urbana University has been away from home for three games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Urbana Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Urbana University is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Fisher/Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Bunnies by a score of 1-0. The loss was the Illineks' first of the season.

Meanwhile, while the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Urbana who was credited with the victory on Saturday. Jayden Leman had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Tigers.

Having lost for the first time this season, Urbana University fell to 4-1. As for Urbana, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.

Urbana University might still be hurting after the 8-2 loss they got from Urbana in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Urbana University was down 4-0.

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