SEWANEE, Tenn. ---- The Huntingdon men’s soccer team fell to in-state foe Birmingham-Southern, 7-1, on Sunday afternoon in the Sewanee Invitational.
With the loss, the Hawks fell to 0-2-1 on the season, while the Panthers improve to 3-1-1.
Louis Hines put the Hawks only goal on the board in the 62nd minute, coming from a Stacy Terry assist. Hines had a team high two shots on the day.
Huntingdon fell behind when the Panther’s scored their first goal during the 23rd minute of the contest. Birmingham-Southern added one more goal before the half in the 28th minute.
In the second half, the Panthers scored off of a penalty kick in the 48th minute of the contest to make the score 3-0. The Panthers found the scoreboard again in the 55th minute making the lead 4-0.
After a Huntingdon goal from Hines to make the match 4-1, Birmingham-Southern added two goals in the 66th and 67th minute pulling the games lead to 6-1.
The final goal of the match came from Birmingham-Southern in the 88th minute of the contest.
Matt Russell had five saves for the Hawks in the contest.
The Hawks had two players receive All-Tournament team honors, including Matt Russell and Allen Clinton.
Huntingdon will look to rebound on Wednesday, Sept. 15, when it travels to Chattanooga, Tenn., to take on Tennessee Temple University at 2 p.m.
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