Statesmen Rally Falls Short in 2-1 Setback against Union

CLEVELAND, Miss. — The Delta State University men's soccer team battled back in the second half, but Union University held on for a 2-1 victory over the Statesmen Wednesday afternoon at Delta Field. Union (2-4-0, 1-1-0 GSC) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the opening half. Decker Burns opened the scoring in the 24th minute, with Solomon Pela providing the assist. Ashanie Kennedy added another goal in the 33rd minute off an assist from Freddie Westfall to give the Bulldogs a two-goal advantage at halftime. Delta State (2-3-1, 0-1-0 GSC) responded early in the second half. Ivan Gomez put...