DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle men's soccer team was bested by Florida Southern 6-2 on Wednesday. The Eagles' record falls to 2-4-3, while the Mocs bring their record to 5-3-1.
 
Joao Belmonte and Knutur Bjornsson scored one goal each for the Eagles. Richard Dearle had six saves in 78 minutes, and Felix Lohmeyer made one save in his debut as an Eagle goalkeeper.
 
In the 23^rd minute of the first half the Eagles took the lead after Belmonte received a pass from Felix Moller in the box and slipped the ball past the Moccasin goalkeeper. The two sides combined for 13 shots and seven shots on goal in the half, but Belmonte remained the lone goal scorer.

"The first half was very positive," said Head Coach Dave Gregson. "We thoroughly deserved to be in the lead." 
 
The second half was dominated by Florida Southern. The Mocs tallied 14 shots in the half, scoring three goals in the first 12 minutes.
 
The Eagles answered in the 57^th minute with a goal of their own by Bjornsson who scored into the left side of the net with an assist by Pierre Hertin.
 
Less than a  minute later, Florida Southern came back with another goal to double its lead to 4-2.
 
FSC added two more goals in the 72^nd and 73^rd minutes to account for the 6-2 final score.
 
"We are not going to be very successful in this league just gifting goals to the opponents," Gregson continued. "We have to put this down to experience and learn our lessons for the remaining games."
 
The Eagles return to action this Saturday with a road game against Saint Leo at 7 p.m.