LONGVIEW, TX— The St. Thomas men's soccer team suffered a tough 3–2 road loss against LeTourneau University at LETU Soccer Field. St. Thomas built a two-goal lead late in the second half, but three late goals by LeTourneau in the final five minutes flipped the result. With the loss, St. Thomas moves to 4–7–2 overall and 2–3–1 in SCAC play.
St. Thomas gained control late in the first half. Lucas Briet broke the opening deadlock in the 41st minute (40:26) with a goal off assists from Joshua Aguirre and Joshua Jaimes to give St. Thomas a 1–0 lead heading into the break.
St. Thomas extended its advantage in the 72nd minute (71:20) when Aldo Hernandez found the back of the net off a pass from Diego Guerra to make it 2–0.
However, LeTourneau mounted a late surge in the closing minutes. LeTourneau scored its first goal in the 86th minute (85:57), tied the game in the 88th minute (87:59), and struck the game-winner in the 90th minute (89:17) to complete the comeback.
St. Thomas finished with 11 total shots and put six on goal. Goalkeeper Luis Hernandez made five saves on 21 total shots faced.
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Up Next: St. Thomas travels to Sherman, Texas for its next SCAC match on Sunday, October 25 at 12:00 PM against Austin College. Follow the team at www.ustcelts.com or on Instagram @ustathletics and @ustmsoccer for game times, live stream links, and updates.
