LONGVIEW, Texas – The Louisiana State University of Alexandria men's soccer team scored five unanswered goals in a 5-1 victory over Texas College (3-5-0, 1-4-0 RRAC).
 
The victory gives the Generals (5-3-1, 3-0-1 RRAC) the best conference start in program history, claiming 10 of the first 12 RRAC points of the season.
 
"Got to take credit and give credit today," LSUA Head Coach Mackenzie Young said. "It was a good finish by the Texas College player. Credit to the mentality and composure of our guys to battle back from that and finish the game 5-1."
 
The Steers opened the scoring in the 14^th minute, taking a 1-0 lead. The Generals responded in kind in the 27^th minute. Alfie Lee notched first goal of the game. Less than 20 minutes later, LSUA took the lead on a goal from Adam Sherwood. Sherwood picked up an assist on Lee's goal, while George McKenzie added a helper on Sherwood's.
 
Five minutes into the second half Lee struck again, putting the Generals ahead 3-1. Mackenzie Vincent and Joshua Angel Craven notched assists.
 
McKenzie added a goal in the 67^th minute. Chaz Badeaux closed the scoring in the 83^rd. McKenzie and Badeaux both scored their first goal of the season. Mnqobi Mbili recorded an assist on McKenzie's tally, while Tony Rivas picked the helper on Badeaux's.
 
Valeriu Tarlev made five stops in the victory, including parrying back-to-back shots in the 14^th minute to keep the score at 1-0.
 
LSUA is on the road again Saturday, October 5, as they head to Jarvis Christian College. Kick-off is scheduled for 3:30 PM.