SAN ANTONIO, Texas – A beautiful goal by Ronan Fournier in the 81^st minute gave the University of the Incarnate Word men's soccer team a 2-1 Western Athletic Conference victory over Nevada-Las Vegas on Saturday afternoon at Benson Stadium.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Cardinals (3-5-2, 1-1-1 WAC) gave up an early goal to the Rebels (4-9, 2-2 WAC) in the first half. Adam Musovski beat the UIW goalie off of a corner kick and gave UNLV a 1-0 lead with his first goal of the season. The Cardinals responded in the 35^th minute when O'Neal Moore crossed a ball into the box and found Ryan Osborne who was there to head it in to tie it with his second goal in two games.
The game remained evenly matched throughout the afternoon. Both teams were closely matched with shots. UIW took 11 shots, while UNLV shot 10 times. It wasn't until the 81^st minute that the Cardinals would find the back of the net. Fournier took a pass from Ben Conway and bent a beautiful ball to the far post and beat a diving Enrique Adame—UNLV keeper—to give the Cardinals their first WAC game of the year.  

LEADERS                                                                    

Conway led the Cardinal offense with three shots, while Fournier, Roberto Dias Fernandez and Osborne took two shots. Moore and Conway were credited with the assists, giving Conway his team-leading third assist of the season. For the Rebels, Danny Musovski led the team with six shots, and Timo Mehlich assisted Adam Musovski with the lone goal for UNLV.

GOALKEEPER DECISION

The Cardinals' Jorge Guzman played all 90 minutes and only allowed an early goal and came up with three saves to keep the Rebels in check. The Rebels' Enrique allowed the two goals and had four saves on the afternoon.

UP NEXT

The Cardinals will travel out west to face CSU Bakersfield on Oct. 14, and then San Jose State on Oct. 16. for a pair of WAC games.

STAY TUNED

The Cardinals will return home for a WAC matchup against Seattle U on Oct 21. And then head out to Phoenix, Ariz. to face Grand Canyon on Oct. 23.
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