HOUSTON – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley men’s soccer team opened the season with a 1-1 double overtime draw against Fairfield on Friday at Sorrels Field in the first match of the Houston Baptist Tournament.

 

Senior Alex Ochoa scored his first-career goal to give UTRGV (0-0-1) the lead in the first half, but with five minutes remaining in regulation, Daniel Bjoerck scored off a pass from Eirik Andersen to tie the match.

 

That was it against the goalkeepers, senior Leo Castillo (0-0-1) for UTRGV and Joe Martin (0-0-1) for Fairfield.

 

UTRGV closes out the tournament on Sunday at 1 p.m. against Georgia Southern.

 

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.