SAN ANTONIO -- The University of the Incarnate Word men's soccer team (5-7-2, 4-3-1) fell 5-2 to Houston Christian (5-6-5, 3-2-3) on Sunday night. After taking a 2-1 lead into halftime, the Cardinals surrendered four unanswered goals in the second half as the Huskies secured the road win.
UIW opened the scoring in the 20th minute when Evan Kraenzel sent a cross from the corner into the box, before Reagan Gyedu headed it into the net. The Huskies answered in the 37th minute to even the score at 1-1.
With three minutes remaining in the first half, Jaylen Williams scored his first goal of the season on an assist from Ángel Mercado, giving the Cardinals the 2-1 advantage heading into the break.
Houston Christian took control in the second half, scoring four unanswered goals within 14 minutes. The Huskies converted a penalty kick in the 64th minute to tie the match before adding three more goals to secure the victory.
The Cardinals travel to Edinburg for their final road match of the season, taking on UTRGV on Thursday, Oct. 29, at 6:30 p.m.
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