HICKORY, N.C. - The Lenoir-Rhyne men's soccer team dropped another tight contest on Saturday, falling 2-1 to No. 22 Florida Tech.
Luca Borsatti headed in a corner kick in the 40th minute for Lenoir-Rhyne's only goal. The Bears out-shot the Panthers 9-4 and had five shots-on-goal, but failed to capitalize on their multiple opportunities.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: #22 Florida Tech 2, Lenoir-Rhyne 1
Records: Florida Tech (1-1), Lenoir-Rhyne (0-2)
Location: Rick Stottler Field | Melbourne, Florida
STATS OF THE MATCH:
- Florida Tech went up early thanks to goals in the 7th and 31st minutes.
- Luca Borsatti cut into the lead with a header off a corner kick from Martin Juanche Gomez.
- The Panthers went into the half leading 2-1 over the Bears.
- Florida Tech was brought down to 10 men after a red card in the 56th minute.
- The Bears dominated possession after the red card, putting up eight shots, including four on goal.
- The Panthers' Elias Ronning Orn was stout in goal, making saving all four LR shots-on-goal in the second half.
- There were a combined 13 cards in the game (12 yellow, 1 red).
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- These teams are now tied 1-1 in the all-time series, with the only other meeting being a 2-0 LR win in 2021.
- Mason Cranford made his first career start in goal today.
- Florida Tech fell 3-1 to Emory & Henry on Thursday.
UP NEXT: Lenoir-Rhyne will open the home portion of their schedule on Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. when they host the Lee Flames. Lee is 0-0-1 on the season and faces King later tonight.
