WHEATON, Ill. (Duhawks.com) - The Loras men's soccer team suffered an overtime defeat in the 2017 season opener on Friday, falling to Aurora, 4-3. Junior Javi Simon recorded a brace in his first career appearance for the Duhawks after two seasons at UW-Oshkosh.

GOAL SCORING SUMMARY
49' | LOR | Javi Simon (1)
A: Ike Bruns
50' | AU | Collin Foreman (1)
A: Xavier Ortiz
52' | AU | Collin Foreman (2)
A: Xavier Ortiz, Henry Zehnal
59' | LOR | Javi Simon (2)
60' | AU | Henry Zehnal (1)
A: Ian Connelly
72' | LOR | Miles McDonnell (1)
A: Jimmy Ralph
100' | AU | Jeremy Perales (1)
A: Justin Rutherford
 
STARTING XI – LORAS
1 – Peterson / 2 – Berardi / 4 – McDonnell / 5 – Pacholski / 10 – Ross / 12 – Perhats
13 – Moore 17 – Histed / 19 – Broderick / 23 – Bruns / 25 – Galvez
 
NOTABLES
- Javi Simon recorded his first two career goals as a Duhawk and brought his career total to 15
- Senior Ike Bruns made his 60th career appearance, tallying an assist on Simon's first goal
- Saturday marked Loras' second loss to Aurora in program history, evening the series record at 2-2-0
 
FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYER OF THE GAME – JAVI SIMON
In his Duhawk debut, the UW-Oshkosh transfer recorded two goals, the second coming unassisted after beating the opposing keeper one-on-one. The junior made a strong impact at the No. 9 position, putting constant pressure on the Aurora backline.
 
UP NEXT
Loras faces Wheaton on Saturday, Sept. 2 at the Bob Baptista Invitational with kickoff scheduled for 7:00 p.m. The Thunder opened their season on Friday with a 3-0 win over St. Olaf.