AUSTIN, Texas – The St. Edward’s men’s soccer team came up short in its battle against rival Incarnate Word, 3-2, Wednesday afternoon at Lewis-Chen Family Field.

 

Incarnate Word (1-1) got the scoring started early in the 16^th minute with a shot off of a deflection by forward Carlos Picado. That would be the only goal in the first half as both teams could not capitalize on their chances.

 

In the second half, St. Edward’s (1-1) started off strong with a diving header in the 56^th minute by midfielder Barrett Barger (Freshman, Dallas, Texas) on a cross from James Martin (Junior, Haywards Heath, England).

 

In the 65^th minute the Cardinals were on the attack again and forward Callum Riley got around John Kaschak (Sophomore, Allen, Texas) passing it into the box for a quick tap-in by Picado. He would score again in the 73^rd minute off of a breakaway, beating the keeper one-on-one.

 

Andrew Fox (Freshman, Cambridge, England) answered back, scoring in the 87^th minute off of a give-and-go with JR Ellis (Junior, Coppell, Texas), beating the keeper far post. St. Edward’s tried to attack the goal again but was unable to tie up the match before time ran out.

 

The Hilltoppers will be back in action Sunday when they play host to Lindenwood. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at the Lewis-Chen Family Field. Live audio and stats will be available on the St. Edward’s Athletic Website.

 

As a member of NCAA Division II and the Heartland Conference, St. Edward’s, has captured 46 conference titles, advanced to the NCAA tournament 48 times and has produced 30 All-Americans and 24 Academic All-Americans since 1999.

 

Founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross, St. Edward's University is named among the top five "Up-and-Coming Universities" in the Western Region by its academic peers in a 2011 U.S. News & World Report survey. For eight consecutive years St. Edward's has been recognized as one of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S. News & World Report. St. Edward’s has also been named one of “America’s Best Colleges” by Forbes and the Center for College Affordability.

 

St. Edward's is a private, Catholic, liberal arts university of more than 5,400 students located in Austin, Texas. For more information on St. Edward’s University, visit http://www.stedwards.edu/athletics.