Syrio’s Brace Leads Memphis to 4-3 Win Over Lipscomb

Tuesday, October 6

Memphis, Tenn.

7 p.m.

University of Memphis

5-2-4, 0-0-3

Lipscomb

3-7-1, 2-2-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Lipscomb	2	1	3
Memphis	2	2	4

Match Notes

Syrio’s Brace Leads Memphis to 4-3 Win Over Lipscomb

Oct 06, 2026 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis (5-2-4, 0-0-3 American) men's soccer team has snapped a five-match winless streak with a 4-3 win over in-state foe Lipscomb (3-7-1, 2-2-0 ASUN) Tuesday night at the Billy J. Murphy Track & Soccer Complex.

Memphis applied heavy pressure for a third match in a row with two early goals by Renan Syrio before Lipscomb leveled the match at two going into the half. Memphis charged out to a 4-2 lead in the first 15 minutes of the second half and staved off a late Lipscomb comeback bid.

KEY MOMENTS

6' – A flick by Miller Lashlee found the foot of Renan Syrio charging toward the box, with Syrio chipping the goalkeeper to give Memphis an early one-goal lead.
- The first goal moved Syrio into a tie with Carson Banham for the team lead with four goals.
11' – Just minutes later after a trio of Lipscomb fouls, Memphis was awarded a free kick outside the box. Keanan Bader whipped a pass in, with Syrio's head redirecting it just enough to push it past Lipscomb's Alex Kara.
- Syrio moved into sole possession of the team lead with his fifth goal of the season.
25' – Lipscomb found itself in the attack, with a penalty awarded after VAR determined Zackarya Oumamass fouled the Bisons' striker in the box. Yonis Kireh stepped up to the penalty spot and cut Memphis' lead in half.
- Oumamass was issued a yellow card for the foul.
40' – Just into the 40^th minute, Lipscomb's Kylian Karsenty put a shot on net, which was saved by Mathias Christensen before Mateo Secaira put the rebound in to tie it before the half.
58' – Memphis had another chance in the box on a long throw-in, with Renan Syrio's shot being blocked and parried over to the foot of Ethan Cook, who put a powerful shot through the hands of Kara.
71' – Lipscomb cut the Tigers' lead to one on a ball into the box, with Kireh putting a shot off target before it bounced in off a Memphis defender for an own goal.

NOTABLES

The Tigers have snapped a five-match winless streak, with its last win prior to tonight coming on Sept. 4, over a month ago.
Even with five regular season matches remaining, Memphis has its highest goal total (24) since the 2023 season.
Memphis now has eight multi-goal outings this season, the most since having 10 in 2023.
For the first time since at least 2001, Memphis has registered at least 20 total shots in three consecutive matches.
Renan Syrio had a five-point match with his first brace as a Tiger, while adding an assist.
- Syrio's now 13 points this season match last year's points leader, Saad Chaouki.
Keanan Bader put in a multi-point performance, logging a goal and an assist in the victory.
- The senior now has six points on the season on two goals and two assists.
After going goalless in his time at UAlbany, Ethan Cook has two goals as a Tiger, scoring his second tonight.
- Cook is also now Memphis' leader in minutes played, sitting at 902 of a possible 990 after playing a full match tonight.
Miller Lashlee snapped a streak of four matches without a point, picking up an assist tonight on the opening goal of the match.
Mathias Christensen has earned his first win of the season, moving to 1-1-4 on the year with three saves in the win.
Three outfield players for Memphis, Ethan Cook, Thomas Mancuso and Jin Tokishi, played a full 90 minutes.
- In net, Christensen featured for all 90 minutes in his sixth match of the season.
A total of seven yellow cards were issued in the match.
- For Memphis, Zackarya Oumamass, Thomas Mancuso and Marko Stajnko were each shown a yellow.
- For Lipscomb, yellow cards were assessed to Enzo Evangelista, Jorge Morejon, Coby Small and Alejandro Valcarce Marin.

UP NEXT
Memphis (5-2-4, 0-0-3 American) searches for its first win of American Conference play with a matchup at Temple (2-7-2, 1-3-0 American) on Sunday at noon CT.

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