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DALLAS -- The University of Cincinnati men's soccer team saw its 2015 season end in heartbreaking fashion on Saturday night in Dallas, falling to eighth-ranked SMU, 2-1, in American Athletic Conference quarterfinal action.
The Bearcats (7-9-3) and Mustangs (13-2-3) traded goals in the first 60 minutes before the hosts scored the game-winner with just 23 seconds to play to advance to the conference semifinals next weekend. It marked the second hard-fought match with the league champions this season for Cincinnati, as SMU took a 1-0, double-overtime victory at Gettler Stadium on Oct. 17.
// GOAL SCORING SUMMARY
23' - CIN Terence Carter (Nick Melville)
The Bearcats struck first in the 23rd minute when Melville (Portland, Maine/Iowa Western) sent in a service that Carter (London, England/Northeastern) headed home for the first goal of the match.
59' - SMU Brenden Lee (Jared Rice & Idrissa Camara)
The Mustangs got the equalizer in the 59th minute when Lee took a cross and converted from six yards out.
90' - SMU Christian Boorom (Idrissa Camara & Jared Rice)
Camara took pass from Rice and saw his shot blocked by a UC defender. Boorom converted the rebound to win the match.
// GAME NOTES
- Pedro Diaz (Mason, Ohio/Mason) made three saves in the effort for UC.
- The Bearcats put four shots on SMU keeper Michael Nelson. Alejandro Garcia (Coral Springs, Fla./Darton State) put both his attempts on the frame, while John Manga (Lexington, Ky./Henry Clay) had the other shot on target in addition to Carter's goal.