CLARKSVILLE, Ark.-The Belhaven University men's soccer team fell 6-3 to the University of the Ozarks on Thursday evening in ASC play.

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INSIDE THE MATCHUP

Final: Ozarks 6 | Belhaven 3

Records: BU (4-10-3, 2-8-1 ASC) | Ozarks (7-7-3, 5-4-1)

Location: Hurie Soccer Field | Clarksville, Ark.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

- Forty-eight seconds into the contest, the Ozarks' Michael Luster found the back of the net to give the Eagle a quick 1-0 lead.

- The Eagles found the net two more times within the span of ten minutes, taking a 3-0 lead just 10:17 into the game.

- With a goal at the 34:59 mark, the Ozarks took a controlling 4-0 lead into the half. 

- The Eagles gained a 5-0 lead after a second-half goal from Miguel Reyes.

- Belhaven got on the board with an Alex Hale goal in the 74th minute of play to cut the lead to 5-1. Keagan McEwan was credited with the assist on the goal.

- Three minutes later the Eagles got the goal back with a goal of their own to retake a five-score lead, 6-1.

- With seven minutes remaining in play, Alex Hale found the net for a second time in the contest off of a penalty kick to put Belhaven within a 6-2 difference. 

- Moments later, Alex Strong scored his first goal of the season, for the Green and Gold, cutting the lead to 6-3. The Blazers ultimately fell by a final of 6-3.

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KEY STATISTICS

- Alex Hale led the Blazers with four shots, two shots on goal, and two goals.

- Keagan McEwan finished with one shot and the lone assist of the game.

- Tyler White, Garrett Busby, Alex Strong, and James Dempsey each tallied a shot in the match. Additionally, Strong had one shot on goal and one goal.

- Goalkeeper Preston Snyder added six saves in the loss.

- As a team, the Blazers shot nine times with three shots on goal.

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UP NEXT

The Blazers will close out the season on the road this Saturday, October 27 against UT Tyler in Tyler, Texas. The game is set for 3:30 p.m.

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