The Owls (9-10-0, 5-4 A-10) fell to city-rival, the La Salle Explorers, 2-0, in a quarter-final matchup at the Atlantic Ten Conference Tournament on Thursday.

The men’s soccer team made its third appearance in the A-10 playoffs in four years after qualifying as the fourth seed in the tournament and traveling to Saint Louis to take on fifth-seeded La Salle (7-8-4, 4-2-3 A-10). The game was scoreless for the first 66 minutes, but the Explorers scored two unanswered goals despite being outshot by the Owls 25-14 in the game.

La Salle’s sophomore midfielder Jason Plumhoff struck first for the Explorers on an awarded penalty kick in the 67th minute. Later in the 86th minute, freshman forward Rob Friskey added a goal for the Explorers to put the game out of reach. 

The Explorers will face second-seeded George Washington in the semi-finals on Friday.