SHREVEPORT, La. – The Louisiana Christian University men's soccer team found an equalizer and looked to steal a point, but a LSU Shreveport goal with less than two minutes left doomed the Wildcats in a 2-1 loss to the Pilots Thursday afternoon at The Swamp.
After a scoreless first half, Louisiana Christian (6-8-2, 3-4-1 RRAC) found itself behind as LSU Shreveport (10-4-2, 5-2-1 RRAC) opened the scoring in the 57
th minute.
The Wildcats got some help in getting the equalizer as the Pilots were credited for putting the ball in their own net in the 71
st minute to level the scoreline at 1-1.
From there, LCU looked to preserve the draw, but the LSUS pressure broke through for the winner in the clock ticked under two minutes left in the contest.
The only shot the Wildcats were credited with was the own goal by LSUS.
Ricardo Gross (6-7-2) was in net for all 90 minutes and was credited with three saves.
The Wildcats wrap up the regular season with Senior Day on Saturday, looking to clinch a spot in the Red River Athletic Conference Championship Tournament with a win, as Texas A&M-Texarkana comes to Pineville. Kickoff of Saturday's regular season finale against the Eagles (8-8-1, 3-4-1 RRAC) is set for 7 p.m. at Wildcat Field.
