Men's Soccer Drops Season Opener

SHREVEPORT, La. - The Austin College men's soccer team struck first and took a tie into halftime, but three second half goals for Centenary lifted the Gents past the 'Roos 4-2 on Saturday evening. The 'Roos are now 0-1 on the year.

Xander Spurlock put Austin College on the board in the 19th minute of action, scoring off of a feed from Cesar Escobar. However, the Gents would put one in the back of the net 13 minutes later to square things up, and that's where things would stand at the midway point of the match. The teams continued to keep things even until the 62nd minute, when Centenary took the lead, but Diego Rodriguez scored at the 72:55 mark to pull Austin College even at two goals apiece.

Centenary would quickly regain the lead, though, finding the back of the goal in the 76th minute to go up 3-2 with what would prove to be the game-winning goal. The Gents added one more goal at the 80:03 mark to make it a 4-2 final.

The 'Roos were narrowly edged in the shots department, with Centenary holding a 17-to-16 lead in that category. Connor Tullis made three saves for the 'Roos, while Sami Borchalli made two stops for the Gents.