BELTON, Texas -- LeTourneau University men's soccer team lost its American Southwest Conference opener to the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, 3-0, Thursday night.
LETU fell to 2-4-2 overall, 0-1-0 in the ASC. UHMB improved to 4-2-1, 1-0-0.
The YellowJackets ripped off 13 shots, seven on goal, but couldn't find the back of the net. The Cru finished with 19 shots, 11 on frame.
Mary Hardin-Baylor opened the scoring in the seventh minute when Seth Neveloff scored. That's where the score remained through the rest of the first half. The Cru bumped its lead to 2-0 on Brody Conley's goal in the 49th minute. Rolando Nieto added an insurance goal in the 63rd minute.
LeTourneau's
Luis De La Torre unleashed a shot in the 10th minute, but UHMB goalkeeper Isai Olvera made the save.
Oliver Placencia gave the YellowJackets another chance to even the score in the 26th minute, but Olvera stopped the shot.
After the Cru went up two goals,
Charles Heidt and
Dustin Gray each put shots on net, but both times the Cru keeper made the save.
Daniel Soby's shot in the 78th minute, following a UHMB foul, was also denied.
LETU was whistled for 19 fouls, while UHMB was called for nine. The Jackets had five corner kicks to the Cru's seven.
LeTourneau keeper
Diego Berlingeri stopped a season-high eight shots.
The YellowJackets will play at Concordia Texas 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
