The warm temperatures and sunny days mean it’s time for time for men’s and women’s soccer to start their spring exhibition seasons.  Both men’s and women’s soccer kicked off their exhibitions seasons last Saturday, training for the upcoming regular season in the Fall.

The men’s team traveled to Springfield, Ill., to play the Indiana Hoosiers in their first exhibition match, and the women stayed in St. Louis to face the Ole Miss Rebels.

This spring exhibition season marks the first action for new women’s soccer head coach Kat Mertz. Mertz was named the women’s soccer head coach in February.

“Each of these games will push our players,” Men’s Soccer Head Coach Mike McGinty said to Saint Louis Athletics.

The match was very even throughout. Indiana struck first in the fourth minute when A.J. Corrado split the defense and kicked the ball past the Bills goalkeeper Nick Shackelford in the right corner.

SLU responded with a Jon Roeckle goal to tie the game at 1-1. Roeckle scored off a Bills corner kick, which deflected off a few players until Roeckle kicked in the goal just outside the box.

The Hoosiers then reclaimed the lead 2-1 on a Kyle Sparks goal. The Hoosiers would take that lead going into halftime.

The second half remained relatively quiet until Alex Sweetin made a goal in the 77th minute, tying the game at 2-2. However, Indiana would respond quickly. A mere two minutes after the Bills scored, Indiana’s Caleb Konstanski shot the ball past Bills goalkeeper Dillion Saffle. The Bills lost their first exhibition by a final score of 3-2.

The women’s soccer team played Ole Miss this Saturday at Hermann Stadium.

Both the men’s and women’s soccer will continue their spring exhibition seasons in this week. The men’s team will play Creighton on Sunday, April 1 at 2:00 p.m. The game will be played at Robert Hermann Stadium. The women’s team will be playing in a two-game tournament at Indiana State on March 31.