BELTON, Texas - The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor men's soccer team earned a 3-1 win in the season opener Friday night in Belton. The Cru opens the season at 1-0 while the Mountaineers start with an 0-1 mark.
 
Martin Valdez gave UMHB an early lead, scoring off a double-assist from Michael Myers and Caple Esquivel for a 1-0 lead in the fourth minute. UMHB outshot the Cru 5-1 in the first half, putting three shots on frame.
 
Bhodey Miller scored the equalizer for the Mountaineers in the 63^rd minute, finding the lower right corner of the goal. Rhett Rapuzzi responded for the Cru, hitting the left side off an assist from Martin Valdez for a 2-1 UMHB lead. Dylan Vadnais added an insurance goal three minutes later, scoring off another assist from Esquivel.
 
UMHB held off the Mountaineers to secure the 3-1 victory. The Cru totaled 17 shots, putting 11 on frame and limiting Schreiner to just three total shots. Arnold Perez-Valenzuela Jr. led the Cru with four shots while Jackson Whitley and Aidan Aguilera-Reeves each added three. Mack Elliott gave up one goal and made one save in the win.
 
UMHB returns to action in a 6 p.m. contest against Texas Lutheran University on Saturday, August 30^th at the UMHB Soccer Field in Belton.