AN ANTONIO, Texas – A pair of late goals from No. 24 Louisiana State University of Alexandria men's soccer player
Lucas O'Donnell and
Mnqobi Mbili elevated the Generals to a 2-1 win over Our Lady of the Lake University.
"Tonight was a huge road win for men's soccer to keep our positive momentum going," LSUA Head Coach
Mackenzie Young said. "We dominated the game for 90 minutes and the result was well deserved. I'm proud of the group for showing great character by coming back from conceding a late goal. Lucas [O'Donnell] was a huge threat for us all night. I'm glad he managed to score his sixth of the season to make it 1-1. Junior [Mbili] then put the cherry on top by scoring the winning goal with an unbelievable strike right at the death. Overall, happy to get another win, and now our focus shifts to Texas A&M-San Antonio on Monday afternoon.
The Generals managed 11 shots in the first half, but none beat the Saints' keeper.notched
It wasn't until the 75
th minute that the deadlock was broken. Alessanrdo Sierro put the Saints ahead 1-0 , but just four minutes later O'Donnell equalized on a penalty,
In the 83
rd minute, Mbili found the back of the net for a 2-1 lead,
The Saints had a pair of corner kicks snuffed out in the final minute, preserving the 2-1 lead.
LSUA takes on Texas A&M-San Antonio on Monday, October 5, in a road match.
