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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.