BELTON, Texas - The Belhaven University men's soccer team suffered a defeat Thursday night to Mary Hardin-Baylor 6-1 in American Southwest Conference play.

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INSIDE THE MATCHUP

Final: UMHB 6, Belhaven 1

Records: UMHB: 7-2 (3-1 ASC) | Belhaven: 2-5-2 (1-3 ASC)

Location:  | Cru Soccer Stadium | Belton, Texas |

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HOW IT HAPPENED

- The Cru took a quick 1-0 lead in the first seven minutes of the contest before Belhaven tied the score up 1-1 just one minute later from Nathan Ratzlaff.

- UMHB added back to back goals in the 28th and 29th minutes of play to go ahead 3-1.

- Belhaven trailed 3-1 at the break.

- The green and gold were unable to gain any momentum in the second half, being held scoreless for the remainder of the contest. 

- Mary Hardin-Baylor scored three more goals in the second half to claim the 6-1 victory over Belhaven

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KEY STATISTICS

- Belhaven was out-shot in the match 19-4.

- Nathan Ratzlaff led Belhaven with one goal while Keagan McEwan and Rhys Howells each had one shot on goal.

- Goalkeeper's Thomas Blake and Preston Snyder combined for eighth saves.

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UP NEXT

Belhaven will stay on the road and face off against Concordia University on Saturday in Austin, Texas. The game is slated to begin at 1:30 p.m.

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