Scorpions earn first win of season
HOUSTON - The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College men's soccer team got in the win column for the first time in three games with a come-from-behind 2-1 win over University of St. Thomas on Saturday night.
The Scorpions are now 1-1-1 for the year. They play William Carey at 2 p.m. Sunday.
"I was really happy with the second-half performance," Scorpions coach Dan Balaguero said. "We made several substitutions in the second half, and the guys who came off the bench played great."
UST scored in the 25th minute on a 19-yard shot for a 1-0 lead that stood up at halftime.
The Scorpions scored when Steve Howard delivered a perfect corner kick to Padraic Ormsby, who hammered it home in the 70th minute to tie the game at 1.
In the 81st minute, Morten Benested took a pass from Mario Perez and scored from close range to give the Scorpions a 2-1 lead which stood up for the final nine minutes of the game.
The win was sweet for UTB-TSC, which had a 0-1-1 frustrating start to the season in Mississippi last week.
Scorpions goalkeeper Juan Gamboa had three saves. The Scorpions had 11 shots on goal compared to four for UST.
Sunday's game against WCU is a big one.
"We need to refocus and get ready for (today)," Balaguero said. "(Today's) game is huge for us."
William Carey is 1-0-1 after a scoreless tie with St. Thomas on Friday. The Crusaders were 13-4-3 in 2009 and advanced to the opening round of the NAIA national championships, just as the Scorpions did.
Volleyball
Scorpions Win NAIA top 10 showdown over Columbia, 3-1
COLUMBIA, Mo. - No. 8 University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College put on a solid performance with a 3-1 victory over No. 7 Columbia College in their NAIA volleyball m atch of the week Saturday in the Quality Inn Classic.
UTB-TSC remained undefeated with a 7-0 mark and handed Columbia (4-1) its first loss of the season.
Scorpions setter Paula Barros was named the MVP in the tournament. Outside hitters Erica Chimak and Danica Markovic were also named to the six-player all-tournament team.
There were no other meetings around the country of two teams ranked in the top 10. When the next NAIA coaches top 25 poll comes out Tuesday, the Scorpions will look to jump ahead of Columbia.
The Scorpions won the first game 25-19 but Columbia came back to win the second set 25-21. UTBTSC had a 19-17 lead in the second set before the Cougars rallied.
In the third set, the Scorpions scored the final two points after a 23-23 tie to take a 25-23 win. UTB-TSC closed out the match with a convincing 24-12 win in the fourth set.
No official statistics were available.
UTB-TSC returns home Sunday from its Missouri trip and has one more road match remaining Tuesday against Huston-Tillotson in Austin. The match will end a string of eight straight road competitions for the Scorpions to start the season.
The Scorpions will be home for their first match of the season Sept. 14 against Our Lady of the Lake.
Scorpions 3, Friends University 0
In an earlier match Saturday, the Scorpions won over Friends University (Kan.) by scores of 25-16, 25-12, 26-24. Friends dropped to 1-2 for the season.
