Box Score

     FORT WORTH, Texas - Texas Wesleyan never could get things rolling as they fell to UT-Tyler, 5-1, Friday afternoon at Martin Field.

     UT-Tyler (1-0) got off to a fast start, as Malek Bekka scored two goals in the first 15 minutes.

     Texas Wesleyan (0-2-1) fought back in the 29th minute when junior Jose Melendez put away his second goal of the season, tapping in a loose ball from six yards out.

     UT-Tyler shut the door in the second half, scoring three more goals to send the Rams to their second straight defeat.

     "We have a lack of passion right now," head coach Steve Jones said. "We have allowed a goal in the first five minutes of all three games this season. We put ourselves in a hole and we haven't been able to crawl out of it."

     Texas Wesleyan outshot the Patriots, 10-9, but couldn't find the back of the net as often as UT-Tyler.

     Texas Wesleyan will be back in action Saturday when they open up conference play against SW assemblies of God at Martin Field. Game time is set for 2 p.m.