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SMU’s 12th-Ranked Men’s Soccer Team Outlasts Tulsa, 3-2
10/21/2015 9:52:00 PM | Men's Soccer
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The Tulsa men's soccer team battled back from a 2-0 halftime deficit, but 12th-ranked SMU held on for a 3-2 win on Wednesday night at Westcott Field in Dallas, Texas. TU fell to 6-6-2 on the season and 2-3-1 in American Athletic Conference play, while the Mustangs moved to 11-2-2 overall and 6-0 in the league.
"I thought we fought extremely hard tonight," Head Coach Tom McIntosh said. "After going down a goal in the first 23-seconds, we played pretty well. Then they got a free kick, which is one of the top ways they score a goal, so it was disappointing to go down 2-0. Then we got a red card in the 44th minute so we had to play a man down in the final 46 minutes of the game. In the second half, we gave up an early third goal, but with only 10 players we kept fighting and were able to get two goals back, but it was just too late."
Stanton Garcia put SMU on the board with just 23-seconds ticked off the clock as he punched in a score from six yards out, and Idrissa Camara gave the Mustangs a two-goal cushion in the 35th minute as he shot from 19 yards out into the bottom left corner.
Camara added another score in the 47th minute, but Bradley Bourgeois got one back for the Golden Hurricane for his third goal on the year off a cross from Cole Poppen.
Geoffrey Dee pulled Tulsa to within one goal as he drilled in a penalty kick at the 89:49 mark, but with just 11 seconds left, TU couldn't get a last-second score to tie the game.
Dee had a team-best six shots, five of which were on goal, while Kay Duit added three attempts, and Bourgeois, Cameron Drackett and Ray Saari had two shots each. Jake McGuire logged all 90 minutes between the posts and picked up two saves.
Tulsa had a 19-16 lead in shots, including an 11-5 advantage in shots on goal, and a 6-3 lead in corner kicks.
TU will return to action on Saturday, October 24 against UConn in the final home game of the regular season. The game is set to begin at 6:00 pm at the Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium, and before the game the Hurricane will honor seniors Dillon Alexander and Bradley Bourgeois.
Scoring Summary
Tulsa 0 2 - 2
SMU 2 1 - 3
Individual Scoring
Stanton Garcia (SMU) at 00:23 (Christian Boorom / Mauro Cichero)
Idrissa Camara (SMU) at 34:28 (Mauro Cichero / John Lujano)
Idrissa Camara (SMU) at 46:40 (Brenden Lee)
Bradley Bourgeois (Tulsa) at 66:48 (Cole Poppen)
Geoffrey Dee (Tulsa) at 89:49 (penalty kick)
Goalkeeper Saves
Jake McGuire (Tulsa) – 2
Michael Nelson (SMU) – 9
Team Stats
TLS
SMU
Goals
2
3
Shots
19
16
Shots on Goal
11
5
Saves
2
9
Corners
6
3
Fouls
14
9
Scoring Plays

GARCIA, Stanton (4)
Assisted By: BOOROM, Christian , CICHERO, Mauro
One on one breakaway, received pass six
0:23

CAMARA, Idrissa (2)
Assisted By: CICHERO, Mauro , LUJANO, John
19 yards out, bottom left corner of goal
34:28

CAMARA, Idrissa (3)
Assisted By: LEE, Brenden
Lee blocked goalkeeper, Camara wide open
46:40

BOURGEOIS, Bradley (2)
Assisted By: POPPEN, Cole
Loose ball near goal line
66:48

DEE, Geoffrey (3)
TLS DEE, Geoffrey PENALTY KICK GOAL, goal number 3 for season.
89:49
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