HOUSTON – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley men’s soccer team picked up its first win of the season by beating Georgia Southern University (GSU) 1-0 on Sunday at Sorrels Field in the final match of the Houston Baptist Tournament.

 

The match remained scoreless until 85:43, when freshman Angel Lopez dribbled past GSU (1-1-0) goalkeeper Chase Herzog (1-1-0) and shot to the low right to score his first-career goal and give UTRGV (1-0-1) the victory.

 

In his collegiate debut, freshman Esa Aalto (1-0-0) made six saves.

 

UTRGV and GSU each finished with eight shots, while GSU had six shots on goal and UTRGV had two.

 

UTRGV plays its home opener on Friday at 7 p.m. against Presbyterian at the UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex. Gates open at 6.

 

About The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley was created by the Texas Legislature on Dec. 7, 2012, in a historic move that combined the resources and assets of UTPA and UTB, and, for the first time, made it possible for residents of the Rio Grande Valley to benefit from the Permanent University Fund. The institution will also be home to a School of Medicine and will transform Texas and the nation by becoming a leader in student success, teaching, research and healthcare. UTRGV enrolled its first class in the fall of 2015, and the School of Medicine opens this fall.