Indians fall to Southwest in home opener

Indians fall to Southwest in home opener

FULTON, Miss. – Time ran out on the Indians' rally against Southwest on Friday. Trailing 3-1, the Indians picked up a goal and forced the Bears into a turnover, but tough defense out of Southwest kept the Indians from taking a shot at the equalizer in the final seconds of the match.

How It Happened

Patrick Larsen scored off an assist from Marcus Connolly to give Southwest a 1-0 halftime lead.

Connolly found Felipe Madero to give the Bears a 2-0 lead in the second half.

Clayton O'Daniel (Tupleo) scored off an assist from Cameron Koehn (Amory) to make it a 2-1 match midway through second half.

Larson scored his second goal off an assist from PJ Irwin to give the Bears a 3-1 advantage.

Cameron Koehn (Amory) chipped in a goal off an assist from Josh White (Tupelo) to make it a 3-2 contest.

Renasant Bank Reaction

"Southwest was a very good team and gave us everything we wanted and then some," said Coach Mike Sullivan. "We got better from our first match with Pearl River. We're excited as we move forward after playing two of the tougher teams in the South (Division) to get us prepared for division play."

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Up Next: The Indians will take on MUW on Tuesday in Fulton. The First American National Bank kick is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. and will be available on LetsGoICCTV.com/RED

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