WHITEWATER, Wis. (Duhawks.com) - The Loras men's soccer team traveled to Whitewater for one one final tune-up before the postseason, but left on the short-end of a 4-3 decision. Manny Lopez tallied his team-leading seventh goal of the season, but three second half goals by the Warhawks proved to be the difference on Tuesday.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
• Lopez came out firing sending his first shot into the back of the net,39 seconds into the match
• Chris Alfaro connected with Miles McDonnell on a cross into the box, to which McDonnell headed home for his first goal of the season in the 18th minute
• The Warhawks erased the gap with goals in the 30th and 67th minute's
• Javi Simon gave the Duhawks the lead back in the 69th minute after finishing the corner sent in by Tiernan Talbot
• The lead would be short-lived as UW-Whitewater found the equalizer 24 seconds later
• UW-Whitewater was shown a straight red in the 71st minute after a blatant foul to Talbot
• In the 84th minute, the Warhawks took the lead for the first time of the night and held on for the final six minutes

NOTABLES
• Loras is 3-4-0 in its last seven matches, conceding 14 goals in the span, which has largely been impacted by the absence of Ryan Pacholski from his traditional 90-minute campaigns as captain and starting defender
• The Duhawks dropped to 7-11-1 all-time against UW-Whitewater
• Alfaro reached a new season-high with his third assist of the year
 
UP NEXT
After receiving a first round bye, the Duhawks open postseason play on Wednesday, Oct.31 against the winner of fourth-seeded Simpson and fifth-seeded Central. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.in the Rock Bowl.