Box Score

     FORT WORTH, Texas - Sophomore Mark Puente scored in the 25th minute, but that wasn't enough as Texas Wesleyan fell to #5 Southern Nazarene, 2-1, Friday afternoon at Martin Field.

     Southern Nazarene (5-1) opened the scoring in the fifth minute when Darko Naumoski scored on a header off of a corner kick from Thomas Siranga to put the Crimson Storm ahead early, 1-0.

     Texas Wesleyan (2-4-1) fought back when Puente scored off of a pass from freshman Jacob Halliday in the 26th minute to knot the score, 1-1.

     The Crimson Storm regained the lead in the 32nd minute when Dominique Nayaga chipped a shot over Ram goalkeeper Thomas Hansen. Daniel Agina assisted on the play.

     In the second half, neither team could fins the back of the net as the Crimson Storm won their third straight game.

     Southern Nazarene outshot the Rams, 13-3, and had five cornerkicks to the Rams' zero.

     Texas Wesleyan returns to action next Friday when they travel to take on St. Gregory's in Chickasha, Okla. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m.