BLUE MOUNTAIN, Miss. – Blue Mountain Christian Men and UT-Southern both opened the SSAC schedule here Saturday with the squads playing to a 1-1 stalemate.
The Firehawks opened quickly with a goal by George Grice on an assist from Hector Garcia at just 2:28 into the match.
The Toppers would answer with a penalty kick goal from Ruben Kuypers at the 15:19 mark to tie it at 1-1 before the break.
Blue Mountain's Alvaro Lopez would have two saves in the first between the sticks.
The two teams would battle the rest of the way without either breaking the tie.
The Toppers would eventually take six shots with five shots on goal, while the Firehawks would take 17 shots with six shots on goal.
Lopez would eventually notch five saves on six attempts, while UT-Southern keeper Ajay Murray had four saves on five attempts.
The Toppers now stand at 2-3-1 overall and 0-0-1 in SSAC play and will next the University of Mobile in SSAC action Thursday at 7:30 p.m. CT.
 
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