• story by Travis Hendryx • photos by Paul Slocumb •
Fending off a second half Belhaven rally, the Sul Ross men’s soccer team registered a 4-2 ASC victory over the visiting Blazers on Saturday, Oct. 13.
Angel Pardo picked up his first collegiate goal in the 34th minute of the first half off a free kick that was tapped into the goal.
Luis Gonzalez then netted his eighth goal of the season in the 43rd minute off a shot under the goalie for a 2-0 Sul Ross lead.
Three minutes later, Christopher Diaz scored off a breakaway from a lead pass giving Sul Ross a 3-0 advantage heading to intermission.
Belhaven threatened with goals by Alex Hale and Lalesh Hadji at the 53rd and 70th minutes pulling the Blazers to within a goal.
Lorenzo Segura then set up a cross pass for Daniel Torres who then scored his second goal of the season at 79:40 giving the home team a 4-2 lead and the eventual victory.
The Lobos fired off a season-high 21 shots placing 14 on goal while Belhaven mustered nine shots with six on frame.
Gonzalez led the offensive charge with seven shots putting five on goal while goalkeeper Frank Rodriguez notched four saves for the day.
The Lobo men improve to 2-9-0 on the season and 2-5-0 in league play while the Blazers fall to 4-8-0 and 2-6-0.