GEORGETOWN, Texas – Southwestern opened the year with a thrilling come from behind win over rival Hendrix College Saturday.  

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Hendrix struck first six minutes in but Matthew Montagne evened the count to end the first tied 1-1.
• The Warriors scored three unanswered goals in the second quarter to put the Pirates in a 4-1 heading into halftime.
• Southwestern used halftime to their advantage and regrouped, cutting the deficit to three, 6-3 by the end of the third.
• SU rolled in the fourth and outscored Hendrix 4-1 as Montagne scored the game-tying goal with just 32 seconds left on the clock.
• It took just over a minute into overtime for the Pirates to steal the win as Austin Fox buried the ball in the back of the net for the game-winner.  

STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Matthew Montagne: 2 goals, 5 shots, 5 ground balls
• Kai Knight-Turcan: 2 goals, 8 shots, 6 shots on goal, 3 ground balls
• Jordan Riggs: 6 ground balls, 5 shots, 4 shots on goal
• Dakota Skinner: 3 caused turnovers

BREAKDOWN

• Southwestern
  • Shots: 35
  • Saves: 15
  • Turnovers: 13
  • Face offs: 6-17
  • Man-up: 1-5
• Hendrix
  • Shots: 36
  • Saves: 14
  • Turnovers: 15
  • Face offs: 11-17
  • Man-up: 0-2

UP NEXT

Southwestern starts the season at 1-0 and remains at home to face Rhodes on Friday at 4 pm.