Jackson, Miss. - The Centenary men's soccer team was edged 3-2 on Tuesday night by the Belhaven University Blazers in a hard-fought non-conference contest at Belhaven Bowl Stadium.
The Gents fell to 1-3-1 on the season while Belhaven improved to 2-1-2. Centenary fell 4-2 to Huntingdon College Hawks on Saturday in Montgomery, Ala. in game one of their three-game road trip, and began their road trip with a 4-0 loss at LaGrange on Friday.
Belhaven led 2-1 at the break and then each team scored one goal in the second half. Centenary was aggressive all night, finishing with a lopsided advantage in shots (14-5) and took seven corner kicks while holding the Blazers to none. There were eight combined fouls called, four on each team, and three cards were issued.
The Blazers struck first on an unassisted goal by John Tolliver in the 20th minute. Just over two minutes later, Julian Carreira found the net off an assist from Aleksander Harris for a 2-0 lead. In the 34th minute, senior MF Jaron Petreas (Denton, Texas) scored an unassisted goal to cut the lead in half. The goal is Petreas' third of the season and second in as many games after scoring one in the Gents 4-2 loss at Huntingdon on Saturday. A minute after Petreas' score, Carreira received a red card and a dismissal from the match.
Centenary junior D/MF Adam Bihler (Charlotte, NC) tied the match in the 56th minute with his first-career goal but Igor Rudolph's score in the 76th minute delivered the Blazers the win. Gents' senior goalkeeper Sami Borchalli (Lafayette, La.) went the distance and was not credited with any saves. Belhaven GK Max Rudolph went the distance, allowing both goals and recording a pair of saves.
The Gents return home this weekend for a pair of matches, beginning on Friday evening versus East Texas Baptist University at 7 p.m. and then will face LeTourneau University on Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
See the complete Gents' schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/msoc/2022-23/schedule
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