GALESBURG, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan University men's soccer team suffered a 3-1 non-conference loss against Knox College Tuesday, Sept. 19, at Jorge Prats Field. Illinois Wesleyan's record declined to 2-3 with the loss, while Knox improved to 4-3.

The Prairie Fire capitalized early against the Titans, scoring its first goal at the one minute mark and twice more within the next 12 minutes. The Titans continued to battle but we're bested in the end.

At the 30 minute mark the Titans scored their only goal of the game. Junior Will McNulty's (Glen Ellyn, Ill-Glenbard West) throw in met freshman Jackson Colman (Pflugerville, Texas-Cedar Park) in the middle of the box before continuing the pass to senior Ryan Miller (Shingle Springs, Calif.-Oak Ridge) who scored on a header to the bottom right of the goal.

The Titans tried their best to claw their way back into the game but unfortunately were evenly matched for the rest of the game and the score ended 3-1 in favor of the Prairie Fire. 

Sophomore Sam Kedzior (Cary, Ill.-Cary Grove) and junior Ethan Fineman (Highland Park, Ill.-Highland Park) split time in between the posts for the Titans. Fineman finished with three goals against and three saves while Kedzior finished with five total saves. 

The Green and White are back home Saturday, Sept. 23 against Carthage College. Game time is slated for 3:30 p.m. at Neis Field.