Second half comeback falls short for Pirates

Second half comeback falls short for Pirates

RICHARDSON, Texas – Hardin-Simmons scored two goals in the first half and the Pirates scored one early in the second half before going cold to fall 2-1 on Saturday afternoon.    

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Hardin-Simmons' Cole Johnson scored unassisted in the 12th minute and Beal added another in the 39th minute to send Southwestern into the break down 2-0.
  • Less than five minutes into the second half Southwestern cut the deficit in half with a goal from Christian Lopez, assisted by Mason Tomasek.
  • Southwestern wasn't able to score the equalizer despite 12 second half shots.

STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN

  • Shots: SU 19, HSU 10
  • Corners: SU 5, HSU 6
  • Saves: SU 5, HSU 8

UP NEXT

Southwestern (0-5) heads to Texas Lutheran University to open SCAC conference play on Tuesday, September 15th at 7 pm.