IRVING, Texas – The University of Dallas (5-5-0, 2-2-0) men's soccer team fell 3-1 to the University of St. Thomas (4-5-1, 2-1-0) Sunday afternoon at Crusader Field.
St. Thomas opened the scoring in the 36th minute when Hani Ahmadie finished a pass from Richard Monge to give the Celts a 1-0 halftime lead. The visitors extended their advantage in the 65th minute on a goal from Hamilton Estrada.
The Crusaders responded in the 81st minute as Rico Aguilar found the back of the net off an assist from Joseph Aziz, cutting the deficit to one. However, St. Thomas added a late goal from Adrian Castillo in the 90th minute, just as the Crusaders were nearing an equalizer. Celts ended up securing the 3-1 result.
UDallas recorded 13 shots, putting eight on goal, compared to 19 shots and six on target for St. Thomas. Both teams earned three corner kicks, while Crusader goalkeeper Diego Fernandez recorded three saves.
With the result, UDallas moves to 5-5-0 overall and 2-2-0 in conference play.
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UDallas continues conference play with its next scheduled matchup versus the Roos' on October the 16th.
