PHILADELPHIA – Juniors Alberto "Toto" Esquivel Meza and Gabe Faust combined for two penalty kick goals in a 3-2 loss to Atlantic 10 opponent Saint Louis.
Saint Louis scored first in the 17th minute.
Esquivel Meza and Faust notched their goals in the 76th and 79th minutes, respectively. Saint Louis then evened the match in the 83rd minute, and sealed it in the 85th minute.
The Blue & Gold outshot the Billikens 13-11, with five shots over Saint Louis' four.
Seniors Keiji Sugiura and Ismael Deme led the team in shooting, with both of them having three shots and one on frame.
The Explorers return to McCarthy Stadium on Tuesday at 6 p.m. to take on NJIT in their final non-conference match of the season.
