The Bisons took a win over Evansville to bring their record to 5-8-1 in a nonconference game Tuesday night at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex.
Sophomore Ivan Alvarado scored the first goal of the match in the fourth minute with an assist from redshirt junior Kevin McMahon.
Evansville added two goals in the first half. Senior Nate Opperman scored the first goal for the Purple Aces in the 12th minute. Evansville sophomore Desmond Dolphy scored the second goal in the 18th minute.
Lipscomb rallied against Evansville by scoring three goals in the second half.
“The focus in the second half was to keep attacking the flanks,” Lipscomb men’s soccer head coach Charles Morrow said. “We were able to spread them a little bit, which led to the goals being scored.”
Redshirt freshman Logan Paynter started the comeback for Lipscomb with his fifth goal of the season in the 48th minute. Sophomore Joe Kerridge and senior Anthony Cedano picked up assists on the score.
“Logan has done a great job for us this year,” Morrow said. “He really came out strong for us in the spring. We had a feeling this was going to be a good year and he and some other people have stepped up well this year.”
Junior Daniel Vieira scored the Bisons’ next goal in the 68th minute with an assist from Alvarado.
The last goal of the game came from junior Brandon Braumuller in the 84th minute. This goal was the first of the season for Braumuller.
“It is a very good goal for Brandon,” Morrow said. “Brandon has been close several times this season, so it is good for him to finally get on the board.”
Lipscomb will finish their nonconference schedule at 7 p.m. on Saturday when they take on San Diego. This will be the final home game of the regular season for the Bisons.
“I think San Diego is going to be a great test for us,” Morrow said. “They are usually an NCAA tournament team and we are looking to build some confidence before we go back to playing in conference.”
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