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The UM-St. Louis men's soccer team's winning streak continued as the defeated the Quincy Hawks on Friday in the first conference match of the year.

The team shut out the Hawks during the homeopener, winning 2-0.

The Rivermen defense kept the Hawks offense in check, allowing only one shot on goal.

Rivermen goalkeeper Zach Hoette, who played all 90 minutes, made the save, picking up the shutout, his second of the season.

The UM-St. Louis offense started out slow, with only one shot during the first half. But by the second half, the offense stepped it up, with a total of seven shots.

Five minutes into the second half, Rivermen sophomore forward Colin Huber scored his first goal of the season and the Rivermen's first goal at home unassisted.

"I was excited I could do it for the team," said Huber.

"First half we did the gameplan and I'm glad I could finally execute. And it's good to beat a team that we've never beaten before," he said.

The last time the Rivermen played Quincy, in October 2005, the team lost 1-0.

Jared Smith, sophomore forward for the Rivermen, scored his fourth goal of the year unassisted 10 minutes later to put UM-St. Louis up 2-0.

"Thanks to my team. They are really giving me the ball up top," said Smith.

"They're doing a good job from the midfield, finding my feet and giving me a chance to shoot."

Men's soccer head coach Dan King had high praise for Smith, who has been a team leader this year.

"Jared's a leader. He works hard and he's a go-to guy," King said. "He's a very clutch player."

Smith scored two goals in the Rivermen's Aug. 25 game against Lyon College and he scored a penalty-kick goal against Harding College two days later.

With his goal against Quincy on Friday, Smith has already matched his total of four goals last season. And the season has just started, with 13 games left in the season.

Quincy had three players, Mike DiSalvo (Whitfield H.S., Florissant, Mo.) Steve Miller (DeSmet H.S., St. Louis, Mo.) and Nenad Savic (Serbia, Belgrade) who received yellow cards during the game.

The Rivermen's defense was very effective in stopping the Hawks. Quincy had nine shots during the game but only one shot on the goal.

The Rivermen will next play at home against Truman State on Sept. 10 at noon.