SEGUIN, Texas -- The Texas Lutheran men's soccer team suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Concordia (TX) Friday night at Gustafson Field. The loss is their first in SCAC play as the Bulldogs fall to 3-7-1 overall and 1-1-1 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference while the Tornados improve to 5-4-1 and 3-0 in conference play.
Junior
Nicholas Dunn (Wimberley/Wimberley) scored the first goal of his career for the Bulldogs. Freshman
Andres Rivas (Harlingen/Harlingen South) collected his first career assist as the Bulldogs lone goal came on a corner kick. Sophomore
Ernesto Avila (Houston/Humble) made four saves in goal.
Concordia (TX) outshot the Bulldogs 20-8 and had a 6-4 edge in shots on goal. The Tornados also held a 6-2 advantage in corner kicks.
The Bulldogs scored on their first opportunity as
Nicholas Dunn headed in the corner kick from Rivas to give TLU the lead in the sixth minute.
The lead was short-lived however as CTX scored in the 23rd minute. The game remained tied at the half.
The Tornados applied pressure early and often and broke the tie in 69th minute off a rebound.
The Bulldogs pushed for the equalizer but only had four shots in the half and only had one shot on goal in the 79th minute.
Texas Lutheran will be back on the pitch on Friday, Oct. 16 as they travel to Houston to face St. Thomas at 5 PM. The match will be streamed on FloCollege. All streaming and live stats links will be available on tlubulldogs.com.
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