CHICAGO, Ill. - Lindenwood men's soccer (0-0-1, 0-0-0 OVC) lost their opening match of the season in a low scoring match by a final score of 1-0 to Big East opponent DePaul University (1-0-0, 0-0-0 Big East) in Chicago, Ill.

"It was a hard fought match that went down to the wire," said first-year head coach Kris Bertsch. "Credit to the student-athletes from both programs for their ability to compete through the extreme heat conditions."

Today's originals start time was at 1:00 p.m. but was moved to 10:00 a.m. due to heat.

Lions battled in the first half keeping DePaul off the scoreboard despite them having five shots against goalkeeper Gavin Roberts. The Blue Demons did have a shot off the goal post in the first half but the Lions' defense got the ball out quick to avoid the score.

Lindenwood's offense picked up the pace in the second half posting four of their five shots in the match. Jonathan Campbell had the only shot on goal for the Lions coming in the 60th minute but was saved by DePaul goalkeeper Gandhi Cruz.

DePaul broke the 0-0 tie late in the match during the 83rd minute when Callum Watts scored in the bottom left of the net. The Blue Demons had 11 shots throughout the match. DePaul also had eight corner kicks to just one by the Lions' offense.

"Despite giving up the game's only goal in the closing minutes, I'm proud of our effort and our ability to come together so quickly versus a quality opponent. We learned a lot about ourselves and will take this time to reflect and continue to improve as we move forward."

The Lions look to rebound during their next match on Sunday, August 27 at 1:00 p.m. when they take on Loyola Chicago at 1:00 p.m. Livestats and video streaming will be provided for Sunday's match.