LAREDO, Texas - The Texas Wesleyan soccer team split a doubleheader with Texas A&M-International, Friday afternoon in Red River Athletic Conference action. The Lady Rams defeated the Lady Dustdevils, 2-1, while the men's squad fell to the Dustdevils, 6-1.

     The Lady Rams (5-4-1, 1-0 RRAC) received two goals from sophomore Nichole Richardson, with assists coming from sophomore Rose Fernandez and junior Leslie Tabor. Richardson's second goal came in the 76th minute for the one-goal victory.

     "We did just enough to win the game," head coach Steve Jones said. "We are banged up right now, so it was good that we started conference-play with a victory."

     On the men's side, the Rams (3-6-1, 2-1 RRAC) gave up three first-half goals to TAMU-International. The Dustdevils went ahead 5-0, before Wesleyan got on the board in the 70th minute. Junior Jose Melendez scored on an assist from junior Miljan Pandurevic. The Dustdevils added a goal in the 86th minute to cap off the scoring at 6-1.

     "We continue to give up early goals and you just can't keep doing that and expect to win," Jones said. "We are mentally weak right now and are searching for some confidence."

     Texas Wesleyan returns to action Wednesday when the Lady Rams travel to take on East Texas Baptist. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m. The Rams will also be back in action Wednesday when they travel to take on conference-rival Wiley College at 4 p.m.