St. Cloud State Men’s Soccer Drops 4th Straight Game in 2-1 Loss to Saginaw Valley State

Sunday, October 20

St. Cloud, Minn.

11:00 A.M. CT

St. Cloud State

7-6-0, 5-4-0

Saginaw Valley State

8-4-0, 5-3-0

Saginaw Valley

St. Cloud St.

St. Cloud State Men’s Soccer Drops 4th Straight Game in 2-1 Loss to Saginaw Valley State

10/20/2024 2:54:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Huskies concede twice in the first half

St. Cloud, Minn.- St. Cloud State Men's Soccer (7-6-0, 5-4-0 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Conference) lost their fourth straight game as they would be defeated 2-1 by Saginaw Valley State Sunday morning. The Cardinals got the scoring started in the 12th as Jayden Cameron knocked in a goal from Felix Tom. The Cardinals would strike again late in the first half as Mzo Mthembu executed a goal off a free kick. SVSU would go into halftime leading the St. Cloud State 2-0. The Huskies offense struggled mightily in the first half as they only produced two shots with none coming on goal. The offense picked up in the second half for the Huskies as they tallied 10 shots in the half with four coming on goal. St. Cloud State made a late surge in the game as Eduardo Balduino put the Huskies on the board with a goal in the 79th minute. The Huskies were unable to strike twice as they would be defeated 2-1 for their fourth consecutive loss.

Top Huskies

Eduardo Balduino scored his second goal of the season and is up to six points on the season.
Ziad Kaddah and Mahmood Maldonado each tallied one assist.

Notables

St. Cloud State remains winless against Saginaw Valley State with an all-time record of 0-6-3.
The Huskies also remain winless of the season (0-6) when they concede the first goal of the game.
The assist by Ziad Kaddah was his first career point in a Huskies uniform.
The assist by Mahmood Maldonado was his first point of the season.
William Gonzalez made his first career start for the Huskies and played 61 minutes.
Ramy Atia started in goal for the Huskies and recorded three saves.
Balduino, Gonzalez, Matt Greenland, and Rhys Ward all recorded one shot on goal.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action on Friday, October 25 as they travel to Chicago, Ill. for a matchup against Roosevelt. For all the latest on St. Cloud State Men's Soccer, stay tuned to scsuhuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.