Posted: Sep 01, 2015
GEORGETOWN, Texas – Southwestern men's soccer rallied back from a two-goal deficit to force overtime but were ultimately bested in their season opener 3-2 by Concordia in double overtime.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Concordia's Carl Linn scored the first goal four minutes into the game from 22 yards out
- CTX added one more on a Southwestern own goal at the 63 minute mark to go up 2-0
- SU's Jake Swonke capitalized on a Tornado defensive error and scored his first collegiate goal in his first game as a Pirate, cutting the deficit to one with 23 minutes to play
- Christian Lopez buried a penalty kick in the 89th minute to tie the game and Andres Carreno-Mendez's shot careened off the crossbar with seconds remaining to send the game into overtime
- After a scoreless first overtime Concordia took the victory off the foot of Fabian Billings in the 102nd minute.
STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN
- Shots: SU 23, CTX 10
- Corners: SU 6, CTX 3
- Saves: SU 3, CTX 3
UP NEXT
Southwestern (0-1) begins a seven game road trip beginning against Wisconsin-Oshkosh in Salem, Oregon on Friday, September 4th at 9 pm CST.