IRVING, Texas – The University of Dallas (5-4-0, 2-1-0) men's soccer team secured a 2-1 victory over Centenary College of Louisiana (3-5-0, 0-2-0) Friday evening at Crusader Field.
The Crusaders broke through in the 37th minute when Blake Lehman found the back of the net off an assist from Bayden Pitts, giving UDallas a 1-0 advantage heading into halftime. Just over two minutes into the second half, Landon Bourgoine doubled the lead, finishing a play set up by Ryan Martinez and Joseph Aziz in the 48th minute.
Centenary cut the deficit in the 87th minute with a penalty kick from Jose Gomez, but the Crusaders held on through the final minutes to preserve the win.
UDallas finished with a 17-16 advantage in shots and put 10 attempts on goal compared to Centenary's eight. The Crusaders also led in corner kicks, 6-3, while goalkeeper Kabe Bylaw recorded seven saves.
With the result, UDallas improves to 5-4-0 overall and 2-1-0 in conference play.
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UDallas continues conference play with its next match Sunday versus St. Thomas at Noon, home in Irving.
