Kirksville, Mo. – The SBU men's soccer team held a second-half lead Wednesday afternoon but was unable to hold off a late Truman State rally, falling 3-2 at Bulldog Pitch. The loss moves the Bearcats to 4-4-2 overall and 1-4-2 in GLVC play.
SBU struck early as
Luis Sanchez-Barbudo Cruz found the back of the net in the eighth minute off an assist from
Joe Wright. The goal was Sanchez-Barbudo Cruz's fourth of the season and gave the Bearcats an early 1-0 advantage.
The Bearcats controlled much of the opening half, outshooting Truman 7-2. However, the Bulldogs found the equalizer in the 38th minute when Jacob Panagos scored to send the teams into halftime tied at 1-1.
SBU quickly regained the lead after the break.
Justin McPherson connected with Wright in the 52nd minute, who buried his team-leading eighth goal of the season to put the Bearcats back in front 2-1.
Truman answered with back-to-back goals in the final 20 minutes to regain the lead and the win.
Despite the loss, SBU held a commanding 12-7 advantage in total shots and put seven attempts on goal compared to six for Truman.
Nathaniel Velasquez and Wright each finished with three shots, while Wright recorded a goal and an assist.
Southwest Baptist will return home for a match against Upper Iowa on Saturday, October 3
rd with a scheduled start time of 2:30 p.m.
