ELMHURST, Ill. - The Elmhurst men's soccer team opened the Elmhurst College Adidas Classic with a 1-0 loss to the University of St. Thomas. 

The Tommies (2-0) put up what proved to be the deciding goal in the opening minutes. Shae Bottum put a crossing pass off of an Elmhurst defender and right to the feet of Pierce Erickson who took one touch and pushed a shot towards the far post. Elmhurst keeper Nick King was able to get a hand on the shot, but the shot trickled in and the Tommies took an early lead. 

Both teams had limited chances for the rest of the first half. Elmhurst took only two shots and St. Thomas had only one after its goal. 

In the second half, Elmhurst's best chance at an equalizer came late when Jeff Kading hit a free kick across goal that barely missed Jake Cohen's head. 

St. Thomas out shot Elmhurst 8-4. The Tommies put two shots on goal to the Bluejays' one. Grant Larson recived his second win of the year, stopping the one Elmhurst shot, while Nick King made one save in net for the Bluejays.

Elmhurst wraps up its tournament by hosting John Carroll on Sunday, September 6 at 2:30 p.m.