Box Score:
BIRMINGHAM – LeTourneau University's men's soccer team dropped the second game of its weekend road trip to Birmingham-Southern College Sunday afternoon, losing 4-1.
A tight contest in the first half, the Panthers drew first blood after they caught a fortunate break when the YellowJackets made a shot into its own goal, giving BSC the 1-0 lead. The Jackets stung its way back into the game when
Chino Rojas booted one to the back of the net off a rebound shot from
Nahum Serrano in the 37
th minute, knotting the game at one going into the second half.
LETU found themselves down early in the second half. A penalty committed inside the box by the YellowJackets in the 45
th minute gave BSC's Trey Hines a penalty kick that he nailed past LETU goalkeeper
CJ Leyva, giving Birmingham-Southern a 2-1 advantage. The Panthers would go on to score two more unanswered goals, one at the 65
th minute mark and another at the 84
th. Coleman Jennings was responsible for both goals for BSC, granting the Panthers a 4-1 lead.
The Jackets'
Niko Stavros had a shot at the bottom center of the net in the first half but was rejected by Birmingham-Southern's goalkeeper Jack Hunt.
Russell Gray and
Noah Garcia both attempted to find the back of the Panthers but key saves by BSC's goalkeeper Leo Reyes halted the hopes of a scoring play.
Leyva had a season-high 10 saves. Hunt and Reyes had one and two saves, respectively.
Inside the Box:
Birmingham-Southern outshot the YellowJackets 24-13, including a 14-4 deficit in shots on goal.
LeTourneau totaled two corner kicks and eight fouls, while BSC tallied six corner kicks and 12 fouls.
Rojas notched second goal of the season, and now leads the team in goals scored.
Up Next:
LETU will be back at home as it opens American Southwest Conference play Thursday at 7:30 p.m. against Concordia Texas.
